Tag Archives: Sexual Assault

Prosecutors drop rape charges against former Proctor Academy student

The Merrimack County Attorney’s office has dismissed its case against a former Proctor Academy student accused of sexual assault. Derek Tillotson, 20, of Bow was scheduled to stand trial this week in Merrimack County Superior Court in Concord on three … Continue reading

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Teacher convicted of sex assault can keep $76,000/year pension

[Arthur] Peekel was an admissions officer at Phillips Exeter prep school in 1973 when prosecutors say he assaulted a prospective student. He then left New Hampshire and began an esteemed career teaching in the Northwest suburbs, even winning the 1991-92 … Continue reading

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Boy Scouts insist on keeping sex-abuse secrets

Former Scouts in Georgia and other states, many of them now middle-age, say the national organization’s refusal to make public the files helped facilitate sexual abuse inflicted by their scoutmasters. The accusers’ claim of a conspiracy of silence is the … Continue reading

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Atkinson man faces sexual assault charges

Londonderry police said they arrested a man Friday night on several sexual assault-related charges after going to serve him a warrant. Police said Derick Alexander Spath, 42, of 30 Steeple View Drive in Atkinson, was arrested just before 7 p.m. … Continue reading

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St. Paul’s School: dozens of staff sexual misconduct claims, allegations

CONCORD – An independent investigation commissioned by St. Paul’s School found substantiated claims of sexual misconduct by 13 former faculty and staff members at the elite prep academy. St. Paul’s released the findings of the investigation Monday. More… *| UL

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NH Man Charged With Rape After Incident At NHTI in Concord

CONCORD, NH — A Plymouth State University student with a previous assault history has been arrested for allegedly raping a teenage college student at the New Hampshire Technical Institute, Concord’s community college, according to the New Hampshire State Police. Conner … Continue reading

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Former Exeter High counselor indicted in sexual assault

BRENTWOOD — A former Exeter High School guidance counselor has been indicted on charges she sexually assaulted a female student. Kristie S. Torbick, 37, of Lee, was indicted this month by a Rockingham County grand jury on two counts of … Continue reading

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Former Phillip sExeter admissions officer gets suspended 1-year jail sentence for molesting prospective student

BRENTWOOD — Former Phillips Exeter Academy admissions officer Arthur Peekel was given a one-year suspended jail sentence and will have to register as a sex offender after pleading guilty Friday to molesting a prospective student in 1973. More… *| UL … Continue reading

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Marlow police chief found guilty in sex assault trial

A former Marlow police chief was convicted of four counts out of five counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault the conclusion of his trial in Cheshire County Superior Court on Thursday afternoon. Robert Chambers, 65, of Swanzey, stood trial this … Continue reading

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Concord Woman Indicted on More Child Sexual Assault Charges

A local woman arrested on sexual assault, gun sale, and other charges in Manchester last year has been indicted on more charges in Concord, according to the Merrimack County Superior Court documents. Kirstie Bean, 25, of Chapel Street in Concord, … Continue reading

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