Owner of the Maple Leaf Motel in Littleton has been charged anew with a felony

After being indicted by a grand jury in 2023 for felony sexual assault, the owner of the Maple Leaf Motel in Littleton has been charged anew with a felony count of assault causing bodily injury. According to court records, the new charge was swiftly resolved with a no-contest plea. In August, at Grafton Superior Court, Ajit Airen, 43, of Littleton, was indicted on a special class felony count of aggravated felonious sexual assault without consent. In November 2021, at the Littleton motel, prosecutors said Airen engaged in the sexual penetration of a female victim, age 50, who indicated by speech that she did not freely consent to the act and tried to resist. A plea and sentencing hearing has been scheduled for June 7 at Grafton Superior Court. Airen faces a maximum state prison sentence of 3 1/2 to 7 years