Courts & Corrections
New Case Opened in Jonathan Amerault Murder
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Prosecutors may have unfinished business in the murder of Keene man Jonathan Amerault, whose brutal slaying by Armando Barron shocked the world.
Health & Mental Health
Brookline Fire Chief Suspended Again
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Brookline Fire Chief Charles Corey is back on administrative leave months after he was reinstated following an internal investigation into his alleged harassment of the department’s administrative assistant.
Courts & Corrections
NH Supreme Court Sides with Former Litchfield Police Chief in Harassment Case
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LITCHFIELD – Fired and criminally prosecuted for sexually harassing a subordinate officer, former Litchfield Police Chief Ben Sargent scored a victory as the New Hampshire Supreme Court overturned his misdemeanor conviction.
Courts & Corrections
Seacoast Lawyer Charged with Fraud
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Disbarred for allegedly stealing from a disabled client and then faking evidence during the ensuing ethics investigation, Portsmouth attorney Justin P. Nadeau is going back to court as a defendant.
Courts & Corrections
Bishop Libasci Accuser Dies, Lawsuit in Limbo
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The man who accused Manchester Bishop Peter Libasci of sexual abuse is dead, likely ending the lawsuit filed in New York.
Business & Economy
YDC Abuse Settlement Fund Headed for ‘Looming Shortfall,’ Victims’ Attorney Says
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Mark Knights of the firm Nixon Peabody said, “The fund has already spent over $100 million on awards to claimants, the Administrator’s expenses, and the Attorney General’s outside lawyers.”
Dishonest Police
AG Makes More Names Public On ‘Laurie List’ of Dishonest Cops in Slow Process
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Three years after a new law went into effect to make public the confidential names on the Exculpatory Evidence Schedule, also known as the Laurie List, four more names have been released.
News
YDC Trial Schedule Is A New Battle Between Victims’ Lawyers and AG Lawyers
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The state’s new proposed schedule to hold “bellwether” trials in the Sununu Youth Services Center abuse scandal is getting called out as a lie by lawyers for the survivors, while the state accuses them of trying to game the cases for cash.
News
Investigation: Former Grafton County Jail Super Accused of Assault, But Not Charged
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As Max Fournier, a former Grafton County corrections officer, is scheduled for trial on charges he sexually assaulted two female inmates, InDepthNH.org has learned his old boss was also accused of assaulting a woman at the jail.