OSSIPEE — Circuit Judge Charles Greenhalgh has found Christina Fay of Wolfeboro guilty of 10 counts of animal cruelty.
So said a 20-page order the judge wrote Monday, which noted that Fay will be sentenced within 30 days. The order was distributed to reporters by the communication's office of the New Hampshire Supreme Court Tuesday.
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