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Woodlock found guilty of sexual assault

Woodlock found guilty of sexual assault

This undated handout booking photo provided by the New Hampshire Attorney General's office shows James Woodlock, one of six men arrested Wednesday, April 7, 2021, in connection with sexual abuse allegations at New Hampshire's state-run youth detention center, the attorney general's office said. Photo: Associated Press/New Hampshire Attorney General's Office via AP


MANCHESTER, N.H.- A former employee of the Youth Development Center has been found guilty on two out of the three charges he was facing for the sexual assault of a resident.

A jury on Monday found James Woodlock guilty of two counts of being an accomplice to aggravated felonious sexual assault.

Prosecutors said that in the late 1990s, Woodlock held down and, in some cases, beat YDC resident David Meehan, who said he was being sexually assaulted by then-YDC employees Steven Murphy and Jeffrey Buskey.

Woodlock is scheduled to be sentenced in December.

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