Greater Nashua

NASHUA – Former State Rep. Stacie Marie Laughton, 42, of Nashua, and Lindsay Groves, 41, of Hudson, were recently sentenced to decades in prison after pleading guilty to numerous charges of sexually exploiting children. Laughton was sentenced to 33 years followed by five years of supervised release while Groves, her former romantic partner, was sentenced to 22 years followed by five years of supervised release. Between May 2022 and June 2023, Groves, who worked at Creative Minds Early Learning Center in Tyngsborough, Mass., took nude pictures of children and sent them to Laughton. The pictures were taken during bathroom breaks and diaper changes. Prosecuting attorneys maintained that Laughton encouraged Groves to take the pictures. While conducting a forensic review of Groves’ and Laughton’s cell phones, investigators found more than 10,000 text messages that had been ...