PORTLAND (AP) — A Westbrook mechanic who pretended to be an undercover police officer to intimidate prostitutes into having sex with him will spend more than eight years in prison.
The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/1lMBB0i ) reported 36-year-old Jason Foster was sentenced on Tuesday. He was also sentenced to seven years of suspended prison time. A jury convicted Foster of eight out of 18 counts against him in August after a jury trial.
The judge says the jury’s verdict showed it didn’t believe Foster’s testimony in which he denied impersonating the officer. Foster claimed he was just a paying prostitution customer between October 2013 and October 2014.
Foster must also register for life as a sex offender.
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