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Convicted prep school grad had nixed lighter sentence deals

Owen Labrie, right, listens to prosecutors with his lawyer J.W. Carney, left, before being sentenced in Merrimack County Superior Court, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, in Concord, N.H. The graduate of the exclusive St. Paul’s School was sentenced to a year in jail for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old freshman girl as part of a tradition in which upperclassmen competed to rack up sexual conquests. Labrie was allowed to remain free on bail while he appeals his conviction. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, Pool) Owen Labrie, right, listens to prosecutors with his lawyer J.W. Carney, left, before being sentenced in Merrimack County Superior Court, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, in Concord, N.H. The graduate of the exclusive St. Paul’s School was sentenced to a year in jail for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old freshman girl as part of a tradition in which upperclassmen competed to rack up sexual conquests. Labrie was allowed to remain free on bail while he appeals his conviction. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, Pool)

By Associated Press October 30, 2015 1 min read

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – A graduate of an exclusive New Hampshire prep school who was convicted of sexually assaulting a younger student rejected a string of plea deals that would have meant less jail time and no registration as a sex offender.

Merrimack County Attorney Scott Murray said Friday he believes the most recent deal offered to 20-year-old Owen Labrie called for a 30-day sentence and no sex offender registration.

Labrie, of Tunbridge, Vermont, was sentenced Thursday to a year in county jail and five years’ probation on misdemeanor sex assault charges and a felony conviction of using a computer to lure the 15-year-old girl for sex. He also has to register as a sex offender for life.

Defense lawyers not involved in the case say they believe the sentence Labrie received was fair.