ALFRED — Alexis Wright, the former Kennebunk fitness instructor who secretly helped run a prostitution business out of her Zumba studio, was released from jail on Saturday. Wright, 30, was released from York County Jail on Saturday morning, according to a jail administrator. Wright pleaded guilty to 14 counts of engaging in prostitution, one count […]
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Removing illicit videos, images of Kennebunk Zumba prostitute from Internet ‘all but impossible’
PORTLAND — When Alexis Wright was sentenced five months ago for her role in a high-profile prostitution case in Kennebunk, her attorney said her next challenge would be to track down all the websites illegally profiting from explicit images of Wright. Now, with Wright less than a month from being released early from jail, defense […]
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Kennebunk contractor dies after fall from roof
KENNEBUNK — A 56-year-old man died Friday after falling from a roof that he was working on, according to police. The name of the Kennebunk contractor who died will not been released until all family members had been contacted, Lt. Anthony Bean Burpee of the Kennebunk Police Department said Saturday morning. The contractor was standing […]
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Tom’s of Maine program opens to voters
KENNEBUNK (AP) — Tom’s of Maine is now looking for voters’ opinions on which organization should win grants its fifth annual “50 States for Good” initiative. Beginning Monday, people can vote online for one of the 51 finalists, one in each state and the District of Columbia. The 15 organizations with the most votes will […]
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Turner man convicted in Zumba prostitution case
ALFRED (AP) — A Turner man has been found guilty of being a client of a fitness instructor who used her Zumba dance studio in Kennebunk as a front for prostitution. Donald Fortin was convicted Thursday by a York County Superior Court jury of a misdemeanor charge of engaging a prostitute. The Portland Press Herald […]
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Fire destroys Kennebunk home, firefighter injured
KENNEBUNK (AP) — The state fire marshal is investigating a fire in Kennebunk that destroyed a 153-year-old home and sent a firefighter to the hospital. Officials say the fire began about 10 a.m. Monday in a two-story home on Alfred Road. Kennebunk Fire Rescue EMS Division Chief Andrew Palmieri tells the York County Coast Star […]
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Ex-coach acquitted in Maine prostitution scandal
ALFRED — A former high school hockey coach accused of paying a Zumba instructor for sex was acquitted Tuesday after a judge tossed out prosecution evidence. The trial came to an abrupt halt when Justice Roland Cole barred prosecutors from showing jurors Alexis Wright’s business ledger. The judge previously ruled that Wright didn’t have to answer […]
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Ex-coach goes on trial in Zumba prostitution case
ALFRED (AP) — The business partner of a fitness instructor who used her Zumba studio as a front for prostitution in Maine says he doesn’t remember many details. Mark Strong, an insurance business owner, testified briefly on Monday during the first trial of one of Alexis Wright’s accused clients. Donald Hill, a former Kennebunk High […]
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Ex-coach thought he was dating Zumba prostitute
ALFRED (AP) — The first man to go trial on charges that he patronized a prostitute who worked out of her Zumba dance studio contends he thought he was engaged in a romance. Alexis Wright, the fitness instructor who pleaded guilty to running a prostitution business, doesn’t have to answer questions from prosecutors at the […]
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Cable network TLC to air documentary ‘Sex, Lies and Zumba’ about Kennebunk prostitution case
KENNEBUNK — Cable television network TLC, home to shows such as “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” and “Strange Sex,” will air an hourlong documentary next Tuesday about the Kennebunk prostitution case that became a media sensation in the fall of 2012. In that case, police say Zumba instructor Alexis Wright used her Kennebunk fitness studio […]