Crime & Safety
Nashua Man Raped 2 Women: Police
Nashua police said Bruce Hanson was arrested and charged with aggravated sexual assault.

NASHUA, NH — A Nashua man was arrested this week on charges he raped two women, police said Thursday. Bruce Hanson, 60, was charged with two counts of aggravated sexual assault. He was held on $50,000 bail pending an arraignment Thursday in Nashua District Court.
Nashua police Lieutenant Robert Page said police opened an investigation in February after a woman said Hanson sexually assaulted her at a Nashua residence.
"After the initial report, another female victim reported that she was also sexually assaulted by Hanson at a different location within the City of Nashua," Page said in a statement.
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Officers obtained enough evidence for a warrant and arrested Hanson Wednesday, Page said.
Photo: Bruce Hanson's mugshot following his arrest on sexual assault charges in Nashua March 14, 2018. (Credit: Nashua Police Department)
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