From The NH Crime Line
A Laconia grandmother charged in connection with the death of her grandson will be going on trial in May. Prosecutors say five-year-old Dennis Vaughn’s body was found at the home of 61-year-old Sherry Connor on Christmas Eve 2019. It’s alleged Connor tortured Vaughn and his siblings since 2017, which is when she gained custody of them. Connor asked to be released on bail last month but the request was denied because she’s considered a threat to others.
A New Hampshire jury has found a former leader at a youth detention center guilty of holding down a teen while he was raped in 1998. The jury delivered the verdict Tuesday. Seventy-year-old Bradley Asbury was found guilty on two counts of being an accomplice to aggravated sexual assault. He faces a maximum prison term of 20 years on each count. Asbury served as a house leader at the Sununu Youth Services Center in Manchester. It was the second criminal trial to stem from a broad 2019 investigation into longstanding abuse at the center. Asbury is among 11 men who worked there or at an associated facility in Concord who were arrested.
