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Mistrial declared after jury deadlocks in rape case of former New Hampshire youth center worker
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The first criminal case linked to New Hampshire’s sprawling child abuse scandal ended in a mistrial Tuesday after a jury deadlocked on charges against a former youth detention facility staffer accused of raping a teenage girl in 2001. Victor Malavet, 62, is...
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Christa McAuliffe, still pioneering, is first woman with a statue on New Hampshire capitol grounds
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Decades after she was picked to be America's first teacher in space, Christa McAuliffe is still a pioneer — this time as the first woman to be memorialized on the grounds of New Hampshire's Statehouse, in the city where she taught high school. McAuliffe was...
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Jury deliberates in first criminal trial linked to New Hampshire youth center abuse
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Jurors in the first criminal trial linked to New Hampshire’s sprawling child abuse scandal began deliberating Thursday in the case of a former youth detention center worker charged with repeatedly raping a teenage girl two decades ago. Victor Malavet, 62, is...
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Defense seeks to undermine accuser's credibility in New Hampshire youth center sex abuse case
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Lawyers for a man charged with raping a teenage girl at a youth holding facility in New Hampshire tried to erode the accuser’s credibility at trial Wednesday, suggesting she had a history of lying and changing her story. Now 39, Natasha Maunsell was 15 and 16...
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Former youth center resident testifies against worker accused of rape
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A former resident of a youth holding facility in New Hampshire described a staffer Tuesday as a “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” who raped her in a storage closet just before handing out candy to other children as a reward for good behavior. Victor Malavet, 62,...
Health department reports death of New Hampshire resident who tested positive for mosquito-borne encephalitis virus
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First criminal trial starts in New Hampshire youth detention center abuse scandal
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire prosecutor told jurors Monday that a former youth detention center worker “took exactly what he wanted, where he wanted it and when he wanted it” when he repeatedly raped a teenage girl, while his attorney said the accuser concocted the allegations for...
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State trooper who fatally shot man at hospital was justified in use of deadly force, report says
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire state trooper who fatally shot a man at a psychiatric hospital in November shortly after the man killed a security guard was justified in using deadly force, the state attorney general said in a report Thursday. The trooper, Nathan Sleight,...
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Trans teens file lawsuit challenging New Hampshire law banning them from girls' sports
MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — The families of two transgender teens in New Hampshire filed a lawsuit Friday challenging a new state law that bans them from playing on girls' sports teams at their public high schools. The issue of how to treat transgender athletes has been fiercely debated...
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Man charged with threatening to kill presidential candidates found dead as jury was deciding verdict
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man charged with threatening the lives of presidential candidates last year has been found dead while a jury was deciding his verdict, according to court filings Thursday. The jury began weighing the case against Tyler Anderson, 30, of Dover on...
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