Former NH state representative enters guilty plea in connection to child sex abuse images case
By Marissa Barrett
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MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (WMUR) — Former New Hampshire state Rep. Stacie Laughton pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to charges including sexual exploitation of children in a child sex abuse images case.
The plea comes after her former partner, Lindsay Groves, admitted last month to taking sexually explicit photos of children at the Massachusetts day care where she worked and sending them to Laughton.
Federal investigators said four photos of children who appeared to be between 3 and 5 years old were sent to Laughton.
Officials said Laughton asked Groves for the photos and the two exchanged thousands of text messages about them.
Laughton was elected to the New Hampshire House three times but resigned twice over separate legal issues.
Both Laughton and Groves are scheduled to be sentenced in February.
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