The Bennington County, Vermont, State s Attorney s Office filed charges against now-deceased Leonard Forte in connection to an alleged sexual assault in 1988.
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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.