Hampton Man Convicted Of Child Rape

HAMPTON, NH — A local man has been convicted of child rape charges in Rockingham County Superior Court this week, according to police. Angelo Hernandez, 54, of Hampton, was convicted on two charges of aggravated felonious sexual assault on a child under 13. Hernandez was arrested last year after police received a report about a sexual assault on a minor in mid-August 2017.

“Through victim and witness reports the Criminal Investigation Division determined that Hernandez did knowingly engage in sexual penetration of a child under the age of 13 as well as knowingly engage in a pattern of sexual abuse with a victim under 13 years of age,” according to Deputy Chief David Hobbs.

Investigators arrested Hernandez on Aug. 18, 2017, on Lafayette Road in Seabrook, with the assistance of police there. He was convicted on March 21, 2018.

Hobbs noted that Hernandez was sentenced to 9 to 20 years in the New Hampshire State Prison for Men on one charge and received a 10 to 20 year suspended sentence on the second charge. The sentences will be served consecutively, he said.

Anyone with information on incidents occurring in the Town of Hampton is urged to contact the Hampton Police Department at 603-929-4444. Anonymous tips can be made through the Crimeline for the Hamptons at tipsubmit.com and selecting Hamptons as the region or by texting to the word CRIMES (274637) with the keyword Hamptons.

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