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Keene man convicted of human trafficking and kidnapping sentenced to 50 years in prison

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MANCHESTER, N.H.- A Keene man is headed to prison after being convicted on a number of serious charges ranging from human trafficking, kidnapping and sexual assault.

Dylan Reynolds was sentenced to 20 to 50 years after he was convicted by a Hillsborough County jury this past May of Human Trafficking, Kidnapping, numerous counts of Aggravated Felonious Sexual Assault, along with Criminal Threatening with a Deadly Weapon, Reckless Conduct with a Deadly Weapon, and a single count of Witness Tampering.

Prosecutors Reynolds held his victim captive in his apartment for a period of two weeks, during which he repeatedly assaulted her both physically and sexually and when she attempted to escape Reynolds caught her again and continued to assault her.

Authorities note that the victim was rescued by Manchester Police during a welfare check.

Following the sentence officials note that Reynolds would be eligible for parole after his first 20 years in prison.

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