DOVER, N.H. — A man accused of being married to four women has pleaded guilty to bigamy in New Hampshire but will avoid jail time if he behaves for the next five years.
Authorities allege that 43-year-old Michael Middleton married a Georgia woman in 2006, an Alabama woman in 2011 and a New Hampshire woman in 2013. That led to the bigamy charge in New Hampshire, but court documents say he also married a fourth woman in Kentucky in 2016. Prosecutors say he used the marriages to gain access to the women's assets, including $20,000 from his New Hampshire wife.
Middleton was arrested in Ohio in February. He also has faced domestic violence charges in Maine.
In court Monday a prosecutor read a statement from the New Hampshire victim, Alicia Grant, who said she thought she was gaining a life partner but ended up with six years of pain and misery. Middleton didn't speak at the hearing but said after he felt compassion and understanding for her.
He was given a 12-month suspended sentence.
Man accused of having 3 wives, including 1 in NH, arrested
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