Crime & Safety

Woman Sentenced in Vernon Child Sexual Assault Plot Case

The woman conspired with a man to sexually assault an infant.

A woman was sentenced to 8 1/2 years of prison after she conspired with a Vernon nurse practioner to sexually assualt an infant.

Candace Merriam, 49, pleaded guilty in December, according to the Hartford Courant.

Nurse Practitioner Jay Mohler-Avery was found guilty of raping a 3-year-old and attempting to rape an 18-month-old. Merriam was arrested after she tried to take an 18-month-old to give to Mohler-Avery for sex.

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