DOVER The county attorney won’t file sexual assault charges against former Rochester mayor and city councilor Doug Lachance because he believes he cannot prove beyond a reasonable doubt allegations Lachance abused teenage boys 20 years ago.
One man went public early this year with allegations Lachance, 56, used alcohol, drugs and his power both as mayor and as a prominent member of a local church to touch him sexually when he was a teenager. Another man also came forward to allege he felt Lachance was grooming him for similar sexual contact around the same time. Lachance has denied the allegations.
“At this point, we will not be able to go forward,” said Strafford County Attorney Tom Velardi.