nhcadsv statement on labrie sentencing

Press Contact:
Amanda Grady Sexton 

March 18, 2018

The following statement was released by the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence today after the Court's Revocation of Owen Labrie's bail
 
Statement from NHCADSV Executive Director Lyn M. Schollett, J.D.:
“On behalf of the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, we are pleased with the court’s decision to revoke Owen Labrie’s bail and enforce his yearlong incarceration in the House of Corrections. Owen Labrie’s knowing and purposeful disregard for the court’s order makes it clear that he continues to believe the law does not apply to him.
While the court’s decision today does not change what the victim and her family have had to endure, it does ensure that Mr. Labrie will be held accountable, which may bring a small measure of peace to victims of sexual assault.
I would like to remind all survivors, and those supporting survivors, that help is available any time of day throughout New Hampshire. Please call the statewide sexual assault hotline at 1-800-277-5570 or contact your local crisis center for support.”

​About the Coalition:
NHCADSV is a statewide network of 13 independent member programs committed to ending sexual violence, domestic violence, and stalking, through direct services to victims, community education, and public policy advocacy. The NHCADSV and its 13 member programs do not discriminate based on gender, age, health status (including HIV-positive), physical, mental, or emotional ability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, socio-economic status, race, national origin, immigration status, or religious or political affiliation. For more information visit www.nhcadsv.org.