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VSP charges Forte with obstruction of justice in sexual assault case

Don t miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   LANDGROVE — State police have charged a man with obstruction of justice, accusing him of lying about his health condition over a 22-year-period to evade prosecution to avoid facing charges he sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl in Landgrove in 1987. According to a Vermont State Police release, Leonard Forte, 79, has been cited to appear in Bennington Superior criminal court Wednesday to answer to two counts of obstruction of justice. Forte has three pending charges of sexual assault. In 1988, he was found guilty on all charges by a Bennington County jury. He appealed the conviction, and the presiding judge ordered a new trial, saying the female prosecutor had prejudiced the jury by being too emotional.

VSP: Rape suspect charged with obstruction of justice 30 years later

Wed, 06/30/2021 - 5:16pm tim Vermont State Police Following a lengthy investigation, the Vermont State Police has cited Leonard Forte, 79, of LaBelle, Florida, on suspicion of two counts of obstruction of justice. The charges arise from an ongoing criminal prosecution related to allegations that Forte raped a young girl more than 30 years ago in Vermont. Forte, who was described as a former law enforcement officer with the New York Suffolk County District Attorney s Office, was convicted by a Vermont jury in 1988 of three counts of rape of a 12-year-old girl. Forte appealed his conviction, and a motion for a new trial was granted in 1989.

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