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Former Manchester Youth Counselors Indicted On Sexual Assault
Former counselors of a Manchester detention center were indicted on dozens of aggravated felonious sexual assault counts against a child.

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Former counselors of a Manchester detention center were indicted on dozens of aggravated felonious sexual assault counts against a child.

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