Crime & Safety
Vermont Police Arrest Peabody Man On Child Sex Abuse Charges
The Peabody man was arrested early Saturday morning at a popular Vermont ski resort.
JAY, VT -- A 29-year-old Peabody man is scheduled to be arraigned in Vermont Monday morning on chargres of child sex abuse. Vermont State Police arrested James Henderson, 29, of Peabody, after responding to a report of child sex abuse at a condo at the Jay Peak Ski Resort at 2 a.m. Saturday morning.
Police said Henderson knew his victim but did not elaborate on the nature of their relationship. The female child was, according to police, "the victim of a lewd sexual act" inside the condo. Henderson was being held at the Northern State Correctional Facility after failing to post $7,500 bail.
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