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June 10, 2025

Westminster Barracks / Multiple Charges

 


STATE OF VERMONT

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

VERMONT STATE POLICE

 

NEWS RELEASE

       

CASE#: 25B1003439

RANK/TROOPER NAME: Detective Trooper Eric Acevedo                            

STATION: Westminster Barracks – BCI B-East                  

CONTACT#: 802-722-4600

 

DATE/TIME: 04/15/2025 and 05/15/2025

INCIDENT LOCATION: Proctorsville, VT

VIOLATION: Lewd and Lascivious Conduct (x2), Second Degree Unlawful Restraint (x2), Disseminating Indecent Material to a Minor (x2), and Aggravated stalking

 

ACCUSED: Mathew Murphy                                              

AGE: 19

CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Proctorsville, Vermont

 

VICTIM: (The Vermont State Police does not release the names of victims of sexual assault or domestic violence.)

 

SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: In May 2025, detectives with the Vermont State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation were made aware of allegations of inappropriate sexual conduct by Mathew Murphy of Proctorsville, Vermont. As a result of the investigation, Murphy was arrested for two counts each of Lewd and Lascivious Conduct with a Child, Second Degree Unlawful Restraint, Disseminating Indecent Material to a Minor, and one count of Aggravated stalking. Murphy was cited to appear in Vermont Superior Court, Windsor Criminal Division on 06/10/2025 at 12:30 PM.

 

COURT ACTION: YES

COURT DATE/TIME: 06/10/2025 – 12:30 PM            

COURT: Vermont Superior Court – Windsor Criminal Division

LODGED - LOCATION: N/A

BAIL: N/A

MUG SHOT: YES

 

*Please note: court date and time are subject to change at the discretion of the court. Please call the criminal court clerk to confirm arraignment time