Harmony Montgomery's father ordered to pay $15 million to slain girl's estate

"A Hillsborough County Superior Court judge ordered Montgomery, 36, to pay nearly $15.5 million to Harmony's estate, according to court records filed this week in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the girl's mother, Crystal Sorey. In the order, Judge Michael A. Klass found that Montgomery intentionally caused Harmony's death and awarded damages tied to her suffering, the loss of her life, and Montgomery's "egregious conduct," according to court records cited by the Boston Globe."

""The civil judgment cannot bring Harmony back," attorney C. Kevin Leonard, who represents Sorey and her daughter's estate, said in a statement. "But the Court made clear that Adam Montgomery was responsible for this heartbreaking and senseless tragedy." While it's unlikely that Montgomery can pay the judgment, a lawyer for Harmony's estate said the lawsuit was meant to formally hold him accountable."

"Montgomery was convicted in 2024 of second-degree murder, falsifying evidence, and abusing a corpse, after prosecutors said he beat Harmony to death in December 2019 while he and the girl were living in a car following an eviction. Authorities said Montgomery then hid his daughter's body for months instead of reporting her death, moving her remains between several locations in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Harmony's body has never been found."

Adam Montgomery, convicted in 2024 of second-degree murder, falsifying evidence, and abusing a corpse, was found financially liable in civil court for Harmony Montgomery’s death. A Hillsborough County Superior Court judge ordered payment of nearly $15.5 million to Harmony’s estate. The order found Montgomery intentionally caused Harmony’s death and awarded damages tied to her suffering, the loss of her life, and Montgomery’s egregious conduct. The judgment is unlikely to be paid, but the estate’s lawyer said the civil case aimed to formally hold Montgomery accountable. Prosecutors said Montgomery beat Harmony to death in December 2019 while they lived in a car after an eviction, then hid her body for months and moved her remains between locations in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Harmony’s body has never been found.

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