Harmony Montgomery went missing in 2019 at the age of 5, which Sununu blames on the Massachusetts court that gave her father custody earlier that year.
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu criticized a Massachusetts court for placing Harmony Montgomery, who went missing in 2019 at age 5, in the custody of her father, who Sununu referred to as a"monster" in a letter sent Tuesday to the MassachusettsHe cited Adam Montgomery's criminal record which includes drug offenses, allegedly shooting someone in the head, and an armed assault of two Massachusetts women as reasons why the 5-year-old girl should not have been in his custody.
Before the NH DCYF received information it requested from the MA DCF to conduct the visit in which Sununu said would likely have ended in the Montgomery home being declared unfit, a Massachusetts court ruled in February 2019 that Adam Montgomery would receive full custody, the letter states. Sorey told authorities she had not seen her daughter in months, which led to Harmony's missing person case being opened in December 2021.