"The problem I have is that the state says that all of these communications were in furtherance of this Senior Salute," Lynn said. Chief Justice Robert Lynn appeared to be sympathetic to the argument. The state is arguing Labrie's intentions were clear since he was reaching out to Prout as part of a school tradition known as "Senior Salute," a competition among upperclassmen seeking to have sex with younger students. "It was certainly never intended to reach seniors in high school and freshmen in high school communicating over the internet. "They were trying to reach sexual predators and pedophiles who were combing the internet searching out juveniles and deceiving them into meeting them," Rancourt said, referring to legislators who drafted the statute. She also argued the statute was never intended to be used in a case like this one. In court Thursday, Rancourt argued that prosecutors failed to show that Labrie's emails and Facebook messages to Chessy Prout showed he intended to have sex with her. In lieu of charges, the school entered into an agreement with the state included oversight for up to five years including beefed up training and more robust reporting requirements. Paul's related to sexual misconduct allegations going back decades at the school. His appeal came just hours before the state's attorney general's office announced an agreement with St. Paul's School student Owen Labrie, 22, were also in the courtroom as his lawyer, Jaye Rancourt, appeared to focus the bid for a new trial on what she contends was a lack of evidence to support a charge that Labrie used a computer to lure the victim for sex, a felony requiring him to register as a sex offender. (AP) - With the family of his accuser looking on, a graduate of an elite New England prep school who was convicted in 2015 of sexually assaulting his female classmate as part of a game of sexual conquest took his bid for a new trial to the New Hampshire Supreme Court on Thursday. The Associated Press does not typically identify people who say they are victims of sexual assault unless they grant permission, as Prout has done.CONCORD, N.H. Carney Jr., is a well-known defense attorney whose clients included the late Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger. His lawyer argued his original counsel in the 2015 case failed to mount a defense against the computer charge or effectively communicate that Labrie had no intention of having sex with Chessy Prout when he sent her the messages. The court is also considering a separate appeal in which Labrie’s lawyers argue he deserves a new trial over ineffective counsel. The court dismissed arguments by Labrie’s lawyers that prosecutors had failed to prove intent in his use of the computer and that the law was meant to be used to target internet predators and pedophiles, not cases like this. Last month, the state Supreme Court upheld Labrie’s convictions on the computer charge. We hope he never sexually assaults another person in the future.” “To date, he has shown no remorse nor accepted any responsibility for his actions. “Today, the perpetrator who sexually assaulted our then 15-year-old daughter will finally be held accountable for his crime and sent to jail to serve his sentence,” Prout said in a statement. Prout’s father, Alex, said Labrie is finally paying for the crimes he committed. “Over time, he will transition to general housing unless something comes up,” he said. He said there have been “no issues” so far with Labrie. Ross Cunningham said Labrie was undergoing a medical checkup and other assessments and would move to the general population when that is completed. Labrie had been free pending appeals, other than the two months he served for curfew violations in 2016. He also was convicted of using a computer to lure an underage student for sex, requiring him to register as a sex offender. But a jury found him guilty of misdemeanor sexual assault charges and endangering the welfare of a child. Labrie, of Tunbridge, Vermont, was acquitted in 2015 of raping a 15-year-old classmate Chessy Prout as part of “Senior Salute,” a game of sexual conquest, at St. Reporters waiting outside the jail did not see him enter. Owen Labrie, 23, turned himself in to the Merrimack County jail Wednesday morning, more than a week after a judge refused to shorten his sentence. (AP) - A New Hampshire prep school graduate convicted of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old classmate reported to jail Wednesday to begin serving the remaining 10 months of his jail sentence.
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