Deceased/Not Found NH - Harmony Montgomery, 7, Manchester, Oct 2019 *reported missing Dec 2021* *REWARD* *Arrest*

[Alethea]

Victoria Price from 7News in Boston is posting the affidavit:

https://twitter.com/victoriapricetv

 

[Alethea]

https://twitter.com/victoriapricetv/status/1478769357320867840

A redacted affidavit reads that Harmony’s mother, Crystal Sorey, reached out to MPD 11/18/21 concerned about her daughter’s wellbeing. Adam had custody, she had lost custody the year prior. Manchester mayor’s office also confirms to me Crystal had reached out for help

 

[Kristin Esq.]

Affidavit goes on to say that Adam’s estranged wife said she last saw Harmony in Nov 2019. She believed she had gone back to living with her mother. His current gf told police she was aware Adam had kids but had no knowledge of Harmony.
@7news

When police began to dig in about discrepancies with Adam’s story and others they had questioned, he reportedly refused to keep talking. “I have nothing else to say.” Detective noted a lack of emotion from the father re: his missing daughter.
@7news



https://twitter.com/victoriapricetv?lang=en

 

[Alethea]

Love that JB called the biggest city in NH a "small New England town."

 

[Arkay]

I agree @windrower

Whatever the reason(s), probably multiple and cumulative, that the mother was removed as a parent, I hate when those parents blame child services. They didn't give birth to your child, you did. I do know that child services screws up at times and maybe the chain of custody got too muddled here, which still is not an excuse for Harmony being missing for two years. But the mother coming out of the woodwork to say that child services failed her daughter....no, YOU failed your daughter or she wouldn't have been removed from your care. The father, too, of course.

It's apparent I think to all of us, that if this reporter were not intimately involved in this story, we still would not have heard about this case.

IMO he is the one who got the ball rolling, due to his son's missing his sister, and he has the media access and connections to make things happen.

With the father in custody we may learn something, but I'm really confused----if he assaulted her in 2019....what happened then that he didn't lose custody? Unless the uncle or someone is first informing LE now? Idk.

 

[samsmom]

Live now

 

[AliceInPain]

sbm

DCYF and police don't leave young children in a volatile situation. They restore the peace, assess the situation, separate the adults to cool off. If Harmony and any half-siblings or cousins present were in danger, DCYF would have placed them in foster care temporarily. IMO.

This is not how it works at all.
I reported child abuse and was told I couldn't, because I wasn't a relative. Couple of months later a relative reports it and "mommy" murders them. Not ok at all. This is NOT how it works. Child I was looking after was left in his "mothers" care for months, the people who should have been there for him did nothing.

 

[Alethea]

I'm going to say I'm really proud of the NH AG charging this guy with abuse from years ago. You see in these cases so often prosecutors are afraid to charge anything and these people get to walk around free for years until there's concrete evidence that the missing child was murdered.

 

[Kristin Esq.]

Michael Ruiz
@mikerreports
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Looks like Adam Montgomery WON'T be appearing in court today on camera after all. More info when it's available.

 

[Alethea]

I agree @windrower

Whatever the reason(s), probably multiple and cumulative, that the mother was removed as a parent, I hate when those parents blame child services. They didn't give birth to your child, you did. I do know that child services screws up at times and maybe the chain of custody got too muddled here, which still is not an excuse for Harmony being missing for two years. But the mother coming out of the woodwork to say that child services failed her daughter....no, YOU failed your daughter or she wouldn't have been removed from your care. The father, too, of course.

It's apparent I think to all of us, that if this reporter were not intimately involved in this story, we still would not have heard about this case.

IMO he is the one who got the ball rolling, due to his son's missing his sister, and he has the media access and connections to make things happen.

With the father in custody we may learn something, but I'm really confused----if he assaulted her in 2019....what happened then that he didn't lose custody? Unless the uncle or someone is first informing LE now? Idk.

I understand your point and objectively it's terrible behavior from a parent. But I think on the other hand, if parents are unable to care for their children, it's in the child's best interest for the parent to lose custody (and their parental rights) as soon as possible. If you are addicted to drugs and you refuse to get help, your child should not suffer the neglect that almost certainly comes with it. I think we should be encouraging people to be realistic about their ability to care for their children. So if Crystal was honest with Mass DCYF and relinquished her custody over all of her children so they could be put into appropriate homes, maybe she was doing the best she was capable of at the time. None of us would say it's "good" but it's better that children are given a chance at a normal life IMO.

 

[samsmom]

Now the feed went down. But HeyJb is still live

 

[Ilex]

https://twitter.com/victoriapricetv/status/1478769357320867840

A redacted affidavit reads that Harmony’s mother, Crystal Sorey, reached out to MPD 11/18/21 concerned about her daughter’s wellbeing. Adam had custody, she had lost custody the year prior. Manchester mayor’s office also confirms to me Crystal had reached out for help

That's so hard to read.

 

[Turkeytrot]

JB was reporting that he was booted from the hearing. He rejoined with the name "please don't remove me."

 

[Ilex]

Michael Ruiz
@mikerreports
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Looks like Adam Montgomery WON'T be appearing in court today on camera after all. More info when it's available.

Maybe Adam has decided to tell LE where Harmony is?

 

[MrsWatson]

That affidavit is damning. Father says he has nothing else to say, no pleas to help find his daughter, no shock,no asking where is she, help me.

 

[Alethea]

I don't think JB realizes how little excitement happens in NH Superior Court.

 

[Turkeytrot]

https://mobile.twitter.com/pbmelendez/status/1478782913877581830

BREAKING: The bond order for #AdamMontgomery has been released.

While it does not state whether he has retained an attny or if he is being held on a bail amount, it notes
he cannot have any contact with Harmony's mother or his wife.

https://t.co/88nY7pCt0p

#HarmonyMontgomery

 

[Alethea]

Maybe Adam has decided to tell LE where Harmony is?

He may have waived his arraignment. I have not heard who was appointed to represent him.

 

[skywalker20]

Here is WFLA's stream:

Media is reporting that he waived his arraignment.
Father of missing New Hampshire girl Harmony Montgomery arrested

 

[Alethea]

Bail order was released: he waived his arraignment and is being HELD on preventative detention (no bail).

https://www.courts.nh.gov/sites/g/f...uments/2022-01/010522Montgomery-BailOrder.pdf