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Crystal Sorey filed a negligence lawsuit against the state last
May accusing social workers of ignoring signs that her daughter
was being physically abused by her ex-husband after he was
awarded custody in early 2019.
Adam Montgomery is serving a minimum of 56 years in prison after
being convicted of murdering Harmony and moving her corpse
around for months before disposing of it. Police believe he
killed Harmony nearly two years before she was reported missing
in 2021. Her body has not been found.
The state does not admit any wrongdoing in the settlement
agreement reached last month.
“The state agreed to these settlements to avoid prolonged
litigation and support closure for the families. We recognize
their profound loss and hope this brings some measure of peace,"
Attorney General John Formella said.
In July, the state agreed to pay $5.75 million to the mother of
a Laconia boy the state placed with a grandmother who is now
charged with his 2019 death. In December, it settled with the
father of 5-year-old boy Merrimack killed by his mother in 2021.
In 2018, the state created an Office of the Child Advocate to
serve as an independent watchdog agency, but lawmakers are
considering eliminating it in the next state budget.
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