Rape case sheds light on elite New Hampshire prep school's sexual tradition: 'Senior Salute'
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A New Hampshire prep school that boasts a glittering roster of alumni — including the current secretary of state — is expected to be cast in a harsh light during the upcoming trial of a recent graduate on charges of raping a 15-year-old at the school.
Nineteen-year-old Owen Labrie of Tunbridge, Vermont, has pleaded not guilty to multiple charges in what police say was a sexual assault two days before he graduated in from St. Paul's School in 2014.
Authorities say the assault stemmed from a tradition of sexual conquest at the school known as "Senior Salute," in which senior males try to take the virginity of younger girls before the school year ends.
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Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in Merrimack Superior Court in Concord.