BARRE, VT — Vermont State Police have cited a man on two counts of sexual assault and one count of unlawful restraint.
The Vermont State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigations at the Berlin Barracks began an investigation on Aug. 5 into a report of two sexual assaults committed by Howard Emerson, 44, of Barre Town, at his residence on South Barre Road.
Investigation revealed that Emerson had sexually assaulted a female household member who was known to him on two separate occasions between May and July.
Additionally, it was determined that during a separate incident, Emerson unlawfully restrained the same female household member by preventing her movement for a period of approximately 30 minutes while inside the home.
Emerson was contacted by troopers at the Northeast Correctional Complex where he was being held on an unrelated charge.
Emerson was issued a citation to appear at the Washington County Superior Court Criminal Division on Nov. 6 to answer to the charges of sexual assault and unlawful restraint.
The affidavit of probable cause will be filed with the court and made public following Emerson’s arraignment.
