CONCORD — Nathaniel Kibby, who kidnapped and sexually assaulted a teenager in 2013, was prepared to testify at his trial last year, newly released court documents reveal.Â
At a plea hearing on May 26, 2016, Kibby, then 35, admitted to kidnapping a teen on Oct. 9, 2013, as she walked home from Kennett High School, then held her at his home for nine months.
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