First Openly Transgender State Legislator in New Hampshire Arrested for Distributing “Child Sexual Abuse Images”
On Thursday, former state Rep. Stacie Marie Laughton was arrested for distributing images depicting child sexual abuse. According to UnionLeader.com:
On Tuesday, June 20, Nashua police responded to a local facility for a juvenile matter, officials said in a release. Officers spoke with individuals there who indicated Laughton allegedly distributed sexually explicit images of children, police said.
Detectives from the Special Investigations Division applied for and were granted a warrant for Laughton’s arrest. She was arrested Thursday with distribution of child sexual abuse images. She was also charged with three additional counts of distribution of child sexual abuse images, Nashua police said.
The first openly transgender person elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives and perhaps the country,
