Crime & Safety

Man Raped Nashua Girl For Years: Police

Nashua police arrested Kenneth Houle, of Goffstown, on an aggravated sexual assault charge.

NASHUA, NH — Nashua police arrested a Goffstown man over the weekend on charges he raped a girl over the course of several years. Kenneth Houle, 54, was accused of a "pattern" of aggravated sexual assault. He faces a special felony charge, which carries a prison term of up to 20 years.

Police Lt. Robert Page said on Friday afternoon, officers received a report that a city girl known to Houle "was sexually assaulted by him on multiple occasions." Houle was arrested the next day.

Houle was held in custody pending an arraignment Tuesday in Hillsborough County Superior Court.

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