COURTESY/VSP
On May 12, the Vermont State Police/BCI Troop B East detectives received a report of a sexual assault that had occurred on April 24 at 3 p.m. in the weigh station/rest area at mile marker 40 in the town of Springfield on Interstate 91 south. As a result of a lengthy investigation, on Sept. 12, John Paul Chenier, 68, of Chester, Vermont was arrested and charged with Kidnapping and Aggravated Sexual Assault. He was released on a citation to appear, conditions of release and an unsecured bond of $5,000, before the Windsor Superior Criminal Court in White River Junction on Sept. 13 at 12:30 p.m. for arraignment.
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