PERU — A judge Monday found Paul Orchard, 35, of Peru not criminally responsible for the sexual assault and strangulation death of his mother-in-law in October 2014. Court Clerk Michelle Howe said Active-Retired Justice Robert Clifford made the decision following testimony from the State Forensic Service and the Attorney General’s Office. Sarah Glynn, Orchard’s attorney, […]
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Lewiston man indicted on 9 counts of unlawful sexual contact
PARIS — A grand jury has indicted a Lewiston man for sexually assaulting a girl over a seven-year span beginning when she was just 6. The nine-count indictment handed down by an Oxford County grand jury Friday charges 48-year-old Clarence Yeaton with eight felony counts of unlawful sexual contact dating back to 2007, starting in Canton […]
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Livermore Falls teenager accused of sexually touching girl
JAY — An 18-year-old Livermore Falls man is accused of sexually touching a girl under 16 years old on a school bus, Jay police Chief Richard Caton IV said Thursday. Alan Burnell was arrested on a felony charge of unlawful sexual contact on Wednesday, he said. The victim reported the incident to a counselor earlier […]
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Peru man pleads not guilty in strangulation death of mother-in-law
PARIS — A Peru man accused of strangling his mother-in-law to death during a sexual assault last October pleaded not guilty to murder charges Tuesday. The attorney for Paul Orchard, 33, entered pleas of not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity to one charge of depraved indifference murder and one charge of felony murder. […]
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Former corrections officer backs away from guilty plea in Auburn
AUBURN — A former corrections officer from Auburn, who was prepared to plead guilty to a charge he violated bail by having contact with his victim, changed his mind Tuesday morning and pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in Androscoggin County Superior Court. Bret Butterfield, 23, of 56 East Waterman Road was expected to plead […]
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Former Chesterville man sentenced in sexual assault case
FARMINGTON — A judge sentenced a former Chesterville man Wednesday to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting three brothers from January 2012 and March 2014. The incidents occurred in Chesterville, Farmington and Wilton when the boys were under the age of 14, Assistant District Attorney Claire Andrews said. Jonathan M. Clark, 29, who lives […]
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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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Connecticut man held on fugitive warrant on charge of promoting prostitution
LEWISTON — An Auburn man appeared in court Monday after he was arrested Sunday on a warrant from Connecticut, where he was charged with promoting prostitution for having taken a 17-year-old girl from New York to Connecticut to work as a prostitute. Rayshawn Stokely, 26, of 714 Washington St. was arrested at 55 Mill St. […]
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Convicted rapist allegedly assaulted sleeping woman in Belmont
BELMONT — A convicted rapist from Montville was charged over the weekend after a woman told police he had assaulted her at her Belmont residence. Edwin Furbush, 44, had been visiting the home on Saturday evening and had drunk alcohol when he was there, according to a news release issued Monday by the Waldo County […]
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Marty McIntyre: In dealing with sexual assault, we must be open to the possibilities
My heart aches every time there is a very public questioning about the veracity of reports of sexual assault. The accusations about Bill Cosby and the recent Rolling Stone story about an alleged sexual assault at the University of Virginia have provided great opportunity for these kinds of questions. I do not know what happened […]