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Manchester Man Sentenced to 32 Years for Transporting Minor for Sex
CONCORD – In a disturbing case of sex trafficking, 35-year-old Kurt Carpentino of Manchester was sentenced to 32 years in prison for transporting a minor across state lines for sex, announced United States Attorney Scott W. Murray today.
The evidence presented in court revealed that on April 27, 2017, the Hinsdale, New Hampshire Police Department received a report of a missing 14-year-old child. The child was found later that morning at an abandoned motel in Rockingham, Vermont, where she told police that Carpentino had taken her to the motel and engaged in sex with her.
Carpentino was arrested after being observed driving by the motel and later admitted to taking the child from New Hampshire to Vermont and engaging in sex with her. In a disturbing twist, he even wrote the victim letters from jail, attempting to get her to recant her statement to the police.
“Protecting the innocence and wellbeing of our children is one of the highest priorities of the U.S. Attorney’s Office,” said U.S. Attorney Murray. “The defendant took advantage of a young child and will be incarcerated for a very long time to prevent him from inflicting damage on other children. I am grateful to Vermont, New Hampshire and Federal officers whose work resulted in the conviction and long term incarceration of this predator.”
Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Peter C. Fitzhugh also commented on the case, stating, “With today’s sentence, justice has been served on Kurt Carpentino. The results in this case could not have been achieved without the tireless work of the dedicated professionals of Homeland Security Investigations in New Hampshire.”
The investigation into Carpentino’s crimes was a collaborative effort between the Vermont State Police, Homeland Security Investigations in Manchester, New Hampshire, the Hinsdale, New Hampshire Police Department, the Manchester, New Hampshire Police Department, the Springfield, Vermont Police Department, and the New Hampshire State Police, with the assistance of the New Hampshire Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Assistant U.S. Attorney Georgiana L. Konesky prosecuted the case.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office has been working tirelessly to combat sex trafficking and protect children through Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative introduced in February 2006 to protect children from online exploitation and abuse. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
Key Facts
- State: New Hampshire
- Category: Sex Crimes|Violent Crime|Human Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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