Man Found Guilty of Holding Down Teen While He Was Raped at Youth Center in 1998

Defendant Bradley Asbury looks behind him while seated at the defendant's table during opening statements for his trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester, N.H.,, on Nov. 19, 2024. David Lane/Pool/Union Leader via AP

MANCHESTER, N.H.—A New Hampshire jury on Tuesday found a former leader at a youth detention center guilty of holding down a teen while he was raped in 1998.

Bradley Asbury, now 70, was found guilty on two counts of being an accomplice to aggravated sexual assault. He faces a maximum prison term of 20 years on each count. The jury deliberated over three days following a four-day trial.