As the sexual assault case against a former Concord Boys & Girls Club employee moves forward, few details about the allegations against him have been released publicly, including his work history at the club.
Joshua T. Adams, 29, of New Hampton faced a judge Monday in Concord’s district court, where he waived his right to a probable cause hearing. He is accused of sexually assaulting a girl on multiple occasions between 2016 and 2018, including while on the clock at the Boys & Girls Club in Concord. The case will be forwarded to Merrimack County Superior Court, which has jurisdiction over felony-level charges.
Adams, who is out of jail on $500 bail, is prohibited from having unsupervised contact with anyone under the age of 16, in addition to the victim or her family.
The victim, who was under the age of 16, reported to police at the end of August, prompting an investigation that resulted in Adams’s arrest on Sept. 6.
Since then, city police have received numerous telephone calls from concerned parents, Concord police Lt. Sean Ford said Monday. Officers cannot discuss the specifics of the case but are available to parents who have questions about their children’s safety and the club’s response.
“Our investigation revealed the club was not aware that these assaults were taking place,” Ford said.
Adams, who previously worked as both the Concord and Franklin clubs, quit his job in August 2017. However, he was seen at the Boys & Girls Club in Concord as recently as this year as a result of his employment with another agency for which he was responsible for transporting some club participants to the Bradley Street site, Ford said.
Earlier this month, the Monitor requested from the Concord City Prosecutor’s office an affidavit supporting Adams’s arrest, to shed light on his working history at the Boys & Girls Club and the allegations against him. The request, filed under the state’s Right-to-Know law, was denied. The supporting documentation for the arrest remains absent from the public court and has not yet been shared with Adams or his attorney.
By phone Monday afternoon, defense attorney Jim Rosenberg said he will be making a request for evidence from prosecutors now that the case against Adams is on its way to superior court.
“We’re looking to work cooperatively with the state to understand the circumstances surrounding these charges,” he said.
Adams faces one count each of aggravated felonious sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child, in addition to five counts of felonious sexual assault, according to court records.
The Monitor appeared before a district court judge Monday, requesting the court require prosecutors to produce and file the affidavit. The newspaper’s motion was also denied.
Arrest affidavits are customarily a part of a defendant’s file, especially in felony-level cases. If an investigation in a case is ongoing, prosecutors might choose to file the supporting documentation under seal for a specified period of time, most often until the case can go before a grand jury for possible indictment.
A Merrimack County grand jury has up to 90 days to indict Adams.
In a statement Monday, Christopher Emond, CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central New Hampshire, said the club is cooperating fully with authorities and plans to continue that relationship as the judicial process moves forward.
“We have also communicated with parents regarding this matter,” Emond said. “The safety and protection of the children we serve is our number one priority.”
(Alyssa Dandrea can be reached at 369-3319, adandrea@cmonitor.com or on Twitter @_ADandrea.)