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With his once promising future at Harvard a shambles, a former New Hampshire prep school senior convicted of having sex with an underage girl as part of an unofficial school tradition will ask a judge to spare him from prison on Thursday.With his once promising future at Harvard a shambles, a former New Hampshire prep school senior convicted of having sex with an underage girl as part of an unofficial school tradition will ask a judge to spare him from prison on Thursday.
Owen Labrie, now 20, faces a possible 11-year sentence for his conviction on three misdemeanor counts of sex with a 15-year-old and one felony count of using the internet to arrange a secret encounter on the campus of St Paul’s school in Concord, New Hampshire.Owen Labrie, now 20, faces a possible 11-year sentence for his conviction on three misdemeanor counts of sex with a 15-year-old and one felony count of using the internet to arrange a secret encounter on the campus of St Paul’s school in Concord, New Hampshire.
“The harsh truth is that Owen will be penalized every single day hereafter for what he did one night as an 18-year-old high school student,” his attorney JW Carney Jr said in a motion asking the judge for probation.“The harsh truth is that Owen will be penalized every single day hereafter for what he did one night as an 18-year-old high school student,” his attorney JW Carney Jr said in a motion asking the judge for probation.
During the sentencing hearing, the prosecutor revealed new vulgar Facebook messages from Labrie to friends before the incident.
“The defendant states his style is to ‘feign intimacy … then stab them in the back … throw em in the dumpster .. I lie in bed with them.. and pretend like I’m in love’,” according to the motion just filed by deputy Merrimack County attorney Catherine J Ruffle.
Labrie’s conviction for felony use of a computer requires he register as a sex offender for life for sending the girl a “senior salute”, an old tradition on the bucolic campus where seniors in the waning days of high school ask underclassmen on a date.Labrie’s conviction for felony use of a computer requires he register as a sex offender for life for sending the girl a “senior salute”, an old tradition on the bucolic campus where seniors in the waning days of high school ask underclassmen on a date.
Labrie, a top student and soccer player whose full scholarship to Harvard was rescinded after his conviction, claimed he took the girl to the roof of the St Paul’s school science center in Concord where he put on a condom during a consensual “romantic” encounter but decided against having sex.Labrie, a top student and soccer player whose full scholarship to Harvard was rescinded after his conviction, claimed he took the girl to the roof of the St Paul’s school science center in Concord where he put on a condom during a consensual “romantic” encounter but decided against having sex.
The victim in the case, who was a freshman at St Paul’s and no longer attends the school, tearfully testified for two days about a romantic encounter she said spun out of control.The victim in the case, who was a freshman at St Paul’s and no longer attends the school, tearfully testified for two days about a romantic encounter she said spun out of control.
She said she agreed to meet Labrie, who was a popular student and captain of the soccer team, and took off her clothes down to her underwear. She told the jury she asked him to stop him when he went around her underwear and had sex with her, but froze and did not try to escape.She said she agreed to meet Labrie, who was a popular student and captain of the soccer team, and took off her clothes down to her underwear. She told the jury she asked him to stop him when he went around her underwear and had sex with her, but froze and did not try to escape.
In another message just revealed by prosecutors, Labrie expressed anger that the victim had initially refused to meet with him.
“Funkin’ hate girls so much,” Labrie wrote on 22 April 2014. “Another dumb cum-bucket struck from my nut sucking. suck it slut, slut fucking bucket list.”
The jury heard testimony about the sexual culture at the insular boarding school, whose alumni include the secretary of state, John Kerry, and Pulitzer prize-winner Garry Trudeau. Annual tuition is more than $50,000.The jury heard testimony about the sexual culture at the insular boarding school, whose alumni include the secretary of state, John Kerry, and Pulitzer prize-winner Garry Trudeau. Annual tuition is more than $50,000.
Crude social media exchanges between Labrie and his friends about the accuser were presented as evidence. He admitted he and a friend drew up a list of girls they wanted to “slay” during their waning months of high school but denied the term meant sexual intercourse. The girl’s name was in capital letters.Crude social media exchanges between Labrie and his friends about the accuser were presented as evidence. He admitted he and a friend drew up a list of girls they wanted to “slay” during their waning months of high school but denied the term meant sexual intercourse. The girl’s name was in capital letters.
In August, Labrie voluntarily underwent a “psychosexual risk evaluation”, according to his defense.In August, Labrie voluntarily underwent a “psychosexual risk evaluation”, according to his defense.
“The testing showed Labrie was at low risk to reoffend,” Labrie’s defense said in court papers.“The testing showed Labrie was at low risk to reoffend,” Labrie’s defense said in court papers.
The report, which has not been made public, recommended Labrie not be required to register as a sex offender and should not undergo the kind of “traditional” treatment recommended for rapists who have molested children.The report, which has not been made public, recommended Labrie not be required to register as a sex offender and should not undergo the kind of “traditional” treatment recommended for rapists who have molested children.
A Vermont psychologist who counseled Labrie also sent a letter to the judge calling him “a remarkable young man”.A Vermont psychologist who counseled Labrie also sent a letter to the judge calling him “a remarkable young man”.
Dr Edmund Piper portrayed Labrie as “mature beyond his years intellectually” and in his dealings with adults, but called him “more naive” with his peers.Dr Edmund Piper portrayed Labrie as “mature beyond his years intellectually” and in his dealings with adults, but called him “more naive” with his peers.
Labrie “stoically endures, expectantly awaiting fateful closure. I cannot but admire his fortitude,” Dr Piper told the judge.Labrie “stoically endures, expectantly awaiting fateful closure. I cannot but admire his fortitude,” Dr Piper told the judge.
Labrie, who had planned to study religion at Harvard and testified in his own defense, told the jury he “thought [the victim] was having a great time”.Labrie, who had planned to study religion at Harvard and testified in his own defense, told the jury he “thought [the victim] was having a great time”.
The victim later exchanged pleasant emails with Labrie after the encounter. She said she was too scared to confront him. She eventually disclosed the incident to her mother who called school authorities. The school made a report to police.The victim later exchanged pleasant emails with Labrie after the encounter. She said she was too scared to confront him. She eventually disclosed the incident to her mother who called school authorities. The school made a report to police.
Labrie is paying for his defense through parents of friends from St Paul’s. He was on a full scholarship at the school and his full scholarship to Harvard was rescinded after his arrest.Labrie is paying for his defense through parents of friends from St Paul’s. He was on a full scholarship at the school and his full scholarship to Harvard was rescinded after his arrest.
Labrie worked two jobs – doing research in a law office and for a marketing firm – following his arrest so he could help his mother pay her mortgage, according to one letter sent to the judge.Labrie worked two jobs – doing research in a law office and for a marketing firm – following his arrest so he could help his mother pay her mortgage, according to one letter sent to the judge.
He lived with the parents of a friend in New Jersey because his mother had spent all of her money on his defense then and could not afford food, according to the letter from Michele Finizio, whose own son graduated from St Paul’s in 2011.He lived with the parents of a friend in New Jersey because his mother had spent all of her money on his defense then and could not afford food, according to the letter from Michele Finizio, whose own son graduated from St Paul’s in 2011.
“Admittedly he was only making a couple hundred dollars a week, but for him it meant the world. It meant he could help his mother when she needed it most. This went on for eight months until Owen’s mom was about to return back to work and get back on her feet,” Finizio told the judge.“Admittedly he was only making a couple hundred dollars a week, but for him it meant the world. It meant he could help his mother when she needed it most. This went on for eight months until Owen’s mom was about to return back to work and get back on her feet,” Finizio told the judge.