Charges could mean life in prison
By JOHN LeMAY, Staff Writter
BENNINGTON -- A North Bennington man may face life in prison after being charged in Vermont District Court with sexual crimes against children, including a 6-year-old.
Barry S. Babson, 39, who was charged in March with sexual assault against two children, a 6-year-old girl and an 11-year-old girl, has since been arraigned on charges involving two more children. The most recent charges came last week, when a judge found probable cause to indict Babson for aggravated sexual assault involving the 11-year-old. Aggravated sexual assault is defined in this case as subjecting a child under 16 to repeated non-consensual sexual acts. Babson was also charged last week with and lewd and lascivious conduct for allegedly "groping" a 13-year-old girl. Earlier this month, he was charged with both sexual assault and lewd and lascivious conduct involving a different 13-year-old. Babson, who was born in Bennington and most recently lived in West Pawlet before moving to North Bennington late last summer, now faces two life felony charges - sexual assault on a minor under 10 and aggravated sexual assault. Babson has a lengthy criminal history in Vermont and an outstanding arrest warrant from Florida for failing to appear in court. Law enforcement documents caution police that Babson has violent tendencies. He is being held without bail at the Marble Valley Correctional Facility in Rutland.
2006-07-18
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