AUBURN — The civil trial scheduled for Monday against a Wales man convicted of killing a hunter near his home was put on hold when the defendant filed for bankruptcy. Christopher Austin, 45, was expected to stand trial in Androscoggin County Superior Court this week in a wrongful death complaint filed by the wife of Gerard […]
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Wales man facing August trial in hunting fatality
AUBURN — A Wales man convicted of killing a hunter near his home is expected to go to trial next month on a wrongful death claim. Christopher Austin, 45, was sentenced last year to two and a half years in prison for manslaughter in connection with the 2012 fatal shooting of 49-year-old Gerard Parent. Austin […]
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Wales man sentenced to 9½ years for sexual assault, manslaughter
AUBURN — A Wales man pleaded guilty to manslaughter and sexual assault charges Friday, but only after he was confronted in court by the people most affected by his crimes. Christopher Austin was sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison — seven years on charges of gross sexual assault and another 2½ years for the […]
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Wales man denies sex charges, already held without bail in hunting killing
AUBURN — A Wales man pleaded not guilty Friday to multiple charges of gross sexual assault. Christopher Austin, 43, appeared in Androscoggin County Superior Court Law Library where he denied eight counts of gross sexual assault dating back to 2004. He also denied a felony violation of condition of release. Each of seven of the […]
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Wales hunter to stay in jail until manslaughter trial
AUBURN — A Wales man awaiting trial on a manslaughter charge stemming from a 2012 hunting accident will remain in jail until his trial, likely in June. Christopher Austin, 43, appeared in Androscoggin County Superior Court on Thursday on a prosecutor’s motion to revoke bail. Authorities said Austin drank alcohol and shot guns last year […]
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Wales hunter faces possible bail revocation
AUBURN — A Wales man awaiting trial on a manslaughter charge is being held without bail pending a hearing on accusations that he drank alcohol and shot guns in violation of bail conditions. Christopher Austin, 43, is facing charges of manslaughter and discharging a firearm near a dwelling, stemming from a hunting accident on Nov. […]
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Austin, already facing manslaughter charge, charged with multiple gross sexual assaults
LEWISTON — Christopher Austin, 43, of Wales has been charged with multiple counts of gross sexual assault of children between the ages of 8 and 15 years old. He is being held at Androscoggin County Jail on $50,000 cash bail. In a separate case, Austin has been out on $5,000 cash bail since 2013, when […]
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Hunter’s attorney argues victim contributed to own death
AUBURN — On Tuesday, defense attorney Scott Lynch asserted that if Gerard Parent had not been drinking, had been attired in required blaze orange clothing and had not been in the woods hunting Nov. 20, 2012, he would not have been killed. Blaming the victim for his own death, Assistant Attorney General John Alsop said, […]