SUMMARY: Sexual Assault, Cruelty to a child, Lewd or Lascivious Conduct with a Child, Luring a Child, Selling and Dispensing Regulated Drugs to a Minor
Case #: 23WM001548
On July 11, 2023 the Wilmington Police Department received a report from the Department of Children and Family alleging that over several years a minor under the age of 13 had been sexually assaulted multiple times and provided drugs while in Wilmington, VT. Wilmington Police Department conducted an investigation assisted by DCF and CAC and as a result, Margaret "Peggy-Sue" Heffernan, age 54, of Wilmington VT was found to have sexually assaulted a minor on multiple occasions during the years of 2015-2017. Heffernan was arrested and processed at the Wilmington Police Department. she was released on conditions of release and issued a criminal citation to appear in Vermont Superior Court - Windham Criminal Division on August 18, 2023 where she was arraigned on charges of Aggravated Sexual Assault- Repeated, Aggravated Sexual Assault- Victim Under 13 Years, and Lewd and Lascivious Conduct with a Child. Following her arraignment she was issued conditions of release by the court and released.
