Crime & Safety
Nashua Man Used Facebook to Lure 12-Year-Old Girls for Sex: Police
A Nashua man allegedly used Facebook to solicit sex from two 12-year-old girls. Ernest Hardy, 32, was charged with endangering a child.
NASHUA, NH — A 32-year-old Nashua man was arrested Wednesday on charges he used Facebook to solicit sex from two 12-year-old girls.
Ernest Hardy, 32, of 31 Manchester St. was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, a felony, and three counts of illegal computer use.
Police said on Feb. 3, they received a report that Hardy used Facebook to contact a 12-year-old girl and ask for sex. Then on Tuesday, police said they received another report that Hardy targeted another girl the same age. He allegedly asked one of them to send him nude photos.
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Hardy was held on $5,000 bail pending an arraignment Thursday.
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