Mass. Man Faces Statutory Rape Charges in NH

LONDONDERRY, NH — A Massachusetts man was arrested this week, arraigned yesterday, and held on $25,000 cash bail, on three felonious sexual assault-statutory rape charges, according to police. Matthew Adey, 47, of Malden, MA, was arrested by Mass. State Police and Plymouth Police on March 20, 2017, on Londonderry Police warrant.

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Adey waived extradition and was taken into custody by local police on yesterday, according to Det. Chris Olson of the Londonderry Police Department.

The case into the allegation of inappropriate sexual relations with the local juvenile began on March 6, after police received information about “a potential sexual assault” in town, according to Olson.

“The initial investigation revealed a potential juvenile male victim in Londonderry,” Olson alleged. “According to the report, the victim and the suspect met in an online chat group. The report indicates that the victim and suspect later met at the victim’s residence in Londonderry, where the alleged crimes occurred.”

Aldey was held on $25,000 cash and was arraigned in Derry District Court yesterday. He has a probable cause hearing scheduled for April 4.