Currently, Groves is in state custody in New Hampshire, and her federal public defender has not commented on the situation.
Laughton, a Democrat, resigned from the New Hampshire House in December after he was charged with stalking Groves.
In 2012, Laughton was reportedly the first transgender person elected to a state legislature. However, he resigned before taking his seat after reports about his 2008 convictions for identity fraud and falsifying evidence came to light. He ran successfully again in 2020 and was re-elected in 2022, but he resigned in December after being jailed on charges related to Groves.
The charge of sexual exploitation of children could lead to a sentence of up to 30 years in prison.
