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Proctorsville teen arrested for stalking, unlawful restraint
CAVENDISH, Vt. (ABC22/FOX44) – State police began an investigation in May based on allegations of 'inappropriate sexual conduct'. Based on the investigation, Mathew Murphy, 19, of Proctorsville, was arrested on seven counts.
Murphy is facing two counts each of lewd and lascivious conduct with a child, unlawful restraint, and disseminating indecent material to a minor. He is also facing one charge of aggravated stalking.
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The age of consent in Vermont is 16 years of age. Vermont law has a so-called 'Romeo and Juliet' clause that exempts certain relationships when people are close in age, but it only applies when both people are under 19 years of age.
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