Alleged Child Rapist Back In NH To Face Charges

CONCORD, NH — A former Concord resident now residing in Tennessee is back in the Granite State to face child sexual assault charges lodged against him from the 1990s, according to Concord Police. Ronald “Renny” Burr, 54, of Knoxville, TN, was extradited back to the capital city last night and will be arraigned today on five counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault and two counts of felonious sexual assault, all felonies. According to Lt. Sean Ford, the commander of the criminal investigations division of the Concord Police Department, detectives arrested Burr in Tennessee last month on a fugitive from justice warrant after an investigation began in December 2016 when a victim raised allegations of “serious and recurrent sexual abuse” against Burr, which reportedly occurred during the 1990s, when the victim was a child and both were living in Concord.

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Police in both Concord and Tennessee “conducted an extensive investigation into the allegations” and “facts and circumstances were corroborated and evidence collected,” Ford noted in a statement.

“New Hampshire and Tennessee authorities continue to investigate the case(s) as there is the possibility of other victims,” Ford alleged.

Following his arrest on April 12, the Knox County District Attorney’s Office, Merrimack County Sheriff’s Office, Merrimack County Attorney’s Office, and the U.S. Marshals Service coordinated the extradition of Burr from Tennessee to New Hampshire. He arrived at the Merrimack County House of Corrections in Boscawen last night and will be arraigned later today.

The arrest and extradition was made with the direct assistance of marshals in New Hampshire and Tennessee, the Smoky Mountains Fugitive Task Force, and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI).

Police continue to ask that anyone with information pertaining to this case or other related crimes to contact law enforcement in New Hampshire: Det. Lt. Sean Ford at 603-225-8600 or the Concord Regional Crime Line 603-226-3100. In Tennessee, contact the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation 615-744-4000.