{"id":1955679,"date":"2023-06-23T18:34:03","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T22:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-transgender-state-lawmaker-arrested-on-child-sex-abuse-image-charges\/"},"modified":"2023-06-23T18:35:58","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T22:35:58","slug":"first-transgender-state-lawmaker-arrested-on-child-sex-abuse-image-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-transgender-state-lawmaker-arrested-on-child-sex-abuse-image-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"First transgender lawmaker arrested for child sex abuse images."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffirst-transgender-state-lawmaker-arrested-on-child-sex-abuse-image-charges%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1955679&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former New Hampshire Legislator Arrested on Child Pornography Charges<\/h2>\n<p>A shocking incident has unfolded involving Stacie Marie Laughton, a former New Hampshire legislator and the nation&#8217;s first openly transgender state elected official. Laughton, previously known as Barry Charles Laughton, Jr., has been arrested on four counts of distributing sexually explicit images of children, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>The arrest of Laughton, 39, took place on Thursday and has sent shockwaves through the community. The charges against Laughton are connected to Lindsay Groves, a former employee at a daycare center in Tyngsborough, Massachusetts. Groves allegedly took <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-secret-facebook-program-exempted-celebrities-vips-from-moderation-policies-internal-review-calls-it-breach-of-trust\/\" title=\"Report: Secret Facebook Program Exempted Celebrities, VIPs From Moderation Policies, Internal Review Calls It \u2018Breach of Trust\u2019\">nude images<\/a> of children at the daycare and sent them to Laughton, with whom she had an intimate relationship.<\/p>\n<p>According to U.S. attorney Joshua S. Levy, Groves captured the explicit photos of young children during bathroom breaks and diaper changes, then shared them with Laughton via text message. Shockingly, it is reported that Groves and Laughton exchanged over 2,500 text messages discussing and transferring these explicit photographs.<\/p>\n<h3>A Troubled Political Career<\/h3>\n<p>Laughton, a Democrat, has had a troubled political career. Despite being elected as a state lawmaker in 2012, Laughton was forced to resign due to a 2008 felony conviction for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pair-of-spring-breakers-in-fla-charged-over-suspected-rape-of-woman-found-dead-in-hotel-room\/\" title=\"Pair of spring breakers in Fla. charged over suspected rape of woman found dead in hotel room\">credit card fraud<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-openly-transgender-rep-in-new-hampshire-arrested-for-stalking-woman-twice-violating-protective-order\/\" title=\"First Openly Transgender Rep. In New Hampshire Arrested For Stalking Woman Twice, Violating Protective Order\">falsifying physical evidence<\/a>. However, Laughton made a comeback and was re-elected as a state representative in 2020, despite a 2015 arrest for making a bomb threat against a hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Laughton&#8217;s legal troubles continued, with an arrest in July 2021 on charges of misusing the state&#8217;s 911 texting system. Despite these setbacks, Laughton was re-elected in November 2022 but ultimately resigned after being arrested for stalking a woman in Hudson.<\/p>\n<p>Laughton&#8217;s resignation from the House came in the form of a Facebook video, where he expressed disappointment but vowed to come back stronger. &#8220;I&#8217;m not perfect. Even in the future, I still won&#8217;t be perfect, but I will be a better version of myself and better able to handle situations that come my way,&#8221; Laughton said.<\/p>\n<p>This shocking incident has left the community in disbelief and raises serious concerns about the safety and well-being of children. The legal proceedings will determine the fate of Laughton and Groves, but the impact of their actions will undoubtedly be felt for a long time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Former state Rep. Stacie Marie Laughton of Derry, the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nations-first-elected-transgender-state-rep-arrested-on-child-porn-charges-police\/\" title=\"Transgender State Rep. Arrested for Child Porn: Police\">openly transgender person elected<\/a> to the N.H. House of Representatives, was arrested Thursday by Nashua police on charges she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-transgender-state-lawmaker-arrested-on-child-sex-abuse-image-charges\/\" title=\"First transgender lawmaker arrested for child sex abuse images.\">allegedly distributed child sexual abuse images<\/a>, officials said\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XK9RSbOP3p\">https:\/\/t.co\/XK9RSbOP3p<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UnionLeader.com (@UnionLeader) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UnionLeader\/status\/1672044072326901766?\">June 23, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/nations-first-elected-transgender-state-rep-arrested-on-child-porn-charges-police\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Daily Wire<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boston25news.com\/news\/local\/mass-daycare-worker-former-nh-state-rep-charged-with-child-exploitation-child-pornography\/G4T7MNCW6RB2RNMD6YLN2PYTPM\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WFXT-TV<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/horror-father-literally-collapses-discovers-happened-kids-wifes-illegal-daycare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Western Journal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/patch.com\/new-hampshire\/nashua\/former-nashua-state-rep-arrested-child-sexual-abuse-image-charges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patch.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.metroweekly.com\/2012\/11\/nationwide-wins-for-state-and\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Metro Weekly<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unionleader.com\/news\/crime\/former-nashua-lawmaker-charged-with-distributing-sex-abuse-images-say-police\/article_dba99a47-a8c6-5746-a1cd-75f46a44dffc.html?utm_campaign=blox&#038;utm_source=twitter&#038;utm_medium=social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Hampshire Union Leader<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information, please visit <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/first-transgender-state-lawmaker-arrested-child-sex-abuse-image-charges\/\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stacie Marie Laughton, the first openly transgender state elected official in the US, has been arrested for child pornography. The former New Hampshire legislator, previously known as Barry Charles Laughton, Jr., was charged with distributing explicit images of children. The arrest took place on Thursday, as reported by The Daily Wire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2022,"featured_media":1955680,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1955679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1955679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2022"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1955679"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1955679\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1955680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1955679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1955679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1955679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}