MORGAN, Vt. — Vermont State Police have cited Lance Simons, 55, of Morgan, as a fugitive from justice after an incident on Gore Road on May 28, acting on an extraditable warrant from the Claremont, New Hampshire, Police Department, police say.
Police say Simons faces multiple charges in New Hampshire, including 12 counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault, two counts of felonious sexual assault, six counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault — pattern, and two counts each of attempted aggravated felonious sexual assault and attempted felonious sexual assault. He was held at the Northern State Correctional Facility on $50,000 bail.
Simons was scheduled to appear in Orleans County Superior Court on May 29 at 12:30 p.m. The charges are allegations, and he is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Source: Vermont State Police
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