Adam Montgomery was convicted of killing 5-year-old Harmony Montgomery and moving her corpse around for months. A prosecutor offered to lessen the sentence if he revealed the location of the girl’s remains.
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Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Judge is asked to question jurors over hefty award in New Hampshire youth center abuse case
Attorneys for the man who won his lawsuit say jurors were unaware of the state law that caps damages at $475,000 per incident and so didn’t know to enumerate ‘incidents.’
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Posted inLocal & State, New England, News
Maine lawyer defending New Hampshire in youth center abuse trial attacks plaintiff’s credibility
Martha Gaythwaite is representing the state in an unusual case where the attorney general’s office is both prosecuting and defending.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
New Hampshire’s youth center treated teen like sex slave, punching bag, lawyer alleges
Eleven former state workers face criminal charges, and dozens more are accused in the nearly 1,200 lawsuits former detention center residents have filed against the state.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Bus driver accused of stalking boy, 8, sentenced to nine years in prison
The boy told investigators the bus driver used a story about a group of criminals he called ‘The Team’ who would kill his family, kidnap him and torture him if he did not comply with his demands.
Posted inNews, Politics
As Texas border arrests law teeters, other states also push tougher immigration policy
In New Hampshire, lawmakers are nearing passage of legislation to let police bring trespassing charges against people suspected of illegally entering the U.S. from Canada.
Posted inNew England
New Hampshire brings first murder charge in the death of a fetus
A man is facing charges in the death of a woman who was 35 to 37 weeks pregnant.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, New England
New Hampshire diner fight leads to charges against former police officer from Maine
Aaron Goodwin, a former Portsmouth police officer, insists that the incident was not racially motivated.
Posted inNation & World, New England
New Hampshire woman whose husband killed his 5-year-old daughter granted parole for perjury
Kayla Montgomery, who lied about where she was when the child was last seen, is expected to be released in May.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News, Religion and Values
Far-right Catholic news site likely to close in wake of New Hampshire priest’s defamation case
A 2019 Church Militant article cast aspersions on the emotional state of a Manchester church official, said he had ‘botched’ his work and was known as a ‘troublemaker’ in the Vatican – all claims the site now acknowledges were not properly vetted.