LANCASTER — A Gorham man will serve at least five years in state prison after he was found guilty of assaulting two children.

William Ward, 28, of Gorham pleaded guilty in Coos Superior Court last month to first degree assault, charging him with recklessly causing injury to a 3-year-old child on Aug. 4, 2023. Court documents report the child suffered a closed tibia fracture.

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