One person is charged with sexual assault, online child exploitation, following a joint investigation of the Ashland and Campton Police departments.Â
Trevor Bedell, 20, of Ashland, was charged with felony sexual assault, five counts of felony indecent exposure and lewdness, and two felony counts of prohibited use of computer services, on Oct. 6, with police acting on warrants, according to a media statement from Campton Police.Â
It is alleged between February 2026 and August 2026, in Ashland and Campton, Bedell knowingly used an online service to lure a child under the age of 16, transmitted lewd images and video of himself to a child under the age of 16, and sexually assaulted someone.
Additional charges are possible as the investigation remains ongoing.
Bedell was held in the Grafton County House of Corrections ahead of an appearance in Plymouth District Court.
Ashland and Campton Police were assisted by the Lincoln Police Department Computer Forensic Laboratory, through the New Hampshire Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
— Staff report
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