Man Convicted of Holding Down Boy While He Was Raped at Youth Center Gets 20- to 40-year Sentence

Bradley Asbury gets escorted into the courtroom for his sentencing hearing at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester, N.H., on Jan. 27, 2025. David Lane/Pool/Union Leader via AP

CONCORD, N.H.—A former leader at a New Hampshire youth detention center who was convicted of holding down a teen while he was raped in 1998 was sentenced Monday to 20 to 40 years in prison.

Bradley Asbury, now 70, was found guilty in November on two counts of being an accomplice to aggravated sexual assault.