Former Democrat New Hampshire state representative Stacie-Marie Laughton, 39, who identifies as transgender, was arrested Thursday for allegedly distributing “sexually explicit images of children.”
Laughton, who has a lengthy criminal record, was initially elected to the New Hampshire legislature in 2012 but was unable to serve due to still being on probation for a 2008 felony conviction of credit card fraud.
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Laughton has been previously arrested for making a bomb threat against the Southern New Hampshire Medical Center in 2015, and in 2021 he was arrested on charges of misuse of the state’s 911 texting system.
Despite Laughton’s criminal past, the candidate was elected for a second term to represent Nashua, New Hampshire, in the 2022 elections but was never seated after being jailed again for stalking-related charges.
“I’m alive, I’m safe, I’m well,” Laughton said in a Facebook video at the time, announcing he was leaving politics. “I’m not suicidal, and just trying to get by every day with what I’ve been dealt. I don’t know what the future holds, but I do know this — there are a lot of good opportunities out there for me to serve and a lot of good opportunities for me to still stay connected with everyone, and I plan to do that.”
Now Laughton has been charged with four counts for allegedly distributing images portraying child sexual abuse.
Nashua Police Department public information officer Sgt. John Cinelli said Tuesday that police were called to respond to a juvenile incident on Tuesday and were then told that the former lawmaker had been distributing explicit images.
“They spoke with reporting parties that indicated Laughton distributed sexually explicit images of children,” Cinelli said. “Detectives from the special investigations division were assigned to further the investigation. They applied for and were granted a warrant for Laughton’s arrest.”
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On Thursday, police searched Laughton’s house and arrested him.
Laughton’s criminal history dates to 2002, when he was arrested for domestic violence/criminal mischief, and again in 2003 for sexually assaulting a woman.
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Laughton blamed his criminal behavior on “mental illness.”
“I have had a mental illness my whole life, and I guess this was my worst break with it. I was untreated for a long time and didn’t have medication,” Laughton told the New Hampshire Union Leader after getting arrested for calling in a bomb threat to a local hospital. “I wasn’t trying to hurt anyone, and it was totally out of character for me. I have put a lot behind me, and I never thought I would do this in a million years.”
Laughton is expected to be arraigned in Hillsborough County Superior Court-South Friday.
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