MEREDITH — After a two-week investigation, police arrested a local man yesterday and charged him with one count of raping a child who was under 13 at the time of the alleged assault.
Mark W. Thurber, 42, of Chase Street has been charged with one count of aggravated felonious sexual assault and is being held at the Belknap County Jail on $50,000 cash-only bail. He is scheduled to be arraigned this morning in the 4th Circuit Court, Laconia Division.
Police said they began their investigation when the alleged victim reported the assault to police on June 16. They said she is a friend of Thurber's family.
Police said they are interviewing other alleged victims and ask that if the general public has any information to call Det. Cpl. John Eichhorn at the Meredith Police Department at 279-4561 or Det. Nathan Buffington at Tilton Police at 286-4442.
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