Corey Cass News Today

The defendant in a years-long child sex assault case violated his conditions of probation minutes after pleading guilty to a reduced charge of prohibited conduct, a misdemeanor, with a suspended sentence, by contacting the young victim minutes after an emotional victim’s statement.

Two felony cases seated juries Tuesday afternoon in anticipation of upcoming trials at the Bennington courthouse beginning Wednesday morning.

BENNINGTON — A defendant awaiting trial in a sexual abuse case has been released on a string of conditions, including having no contact with the victim, no contact with anyone