By CHELSEY POLLOCK
Union Leader Correspondent
SALEM -- A local teen with a history of sexual violence is facing new charges of child pornography and parole violations.
Zachary Gray, 19, of 1 Lancelot Court, Apt. 1, in Salem, was first arrested last December after a probation officer reported finding 22 pornographic images on his computer during a routine check, according to a police affidavit at Salem District Court.
Among those images, were five explicit photographs of girls who were “clearly” under the age of 13, the affidavit says.
In October 2009, Gray, then 17, was sentenced to serve 6 months in jail and 2 years on probation after he was convicted on felony charges of sexual assault and criminal threatening, according to court documents. In that case, Gray was said to have had forcible sex with a 14-year-old girl and threatened another person with a knife, according to the affidavit.
Earlier that year, Gray was also found guilty of a class A misdemeanor charge of simple assault, which had been originally filed as a sexual assault, according to court documents.
Police say Gray’s most recent alleged offense violates his probation and he will also face a new class A misdemeanor charge for probation violation.
Gray has been free on $1,000 cash bail and $5,000 personal recognizance bail since his arrest, according to court documents.
On Wednesday, Gray was arraigned in Salem District Court on the felony child pornography charge and waived his probable cause hearing on that count. The case will now move to Rockingham County Superior Court.
Gray was also scheduled for a Wednesday trial on the probation violation charge, but his defense attorney asked that the trial be pushed back to allow for further review of the evidence against Gray.
The case will resume on May 4 for a status hearing at Salem District Court.
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