ROCKLAND, Maine — A 55-year-old Jefferson man is being held without bail until his Friday afternoon court appearance, accused of sexually assaulting a young girl eight years ago. Darrell Crosby is being held at the Knox County Jail on one count each of unlawful sexual contact and unlawful sexual touching. An affidavit filed by Knox […]
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Franklin County lawyers boycott state-appointed sex-assault cases
FARMINGTON — Two defense lawyers in Franklin County have announced they will no longer be taking on state-appointed sexual-assault cases, in a protest against the state’s compensation rate for public defenders. In a March 6 letter to the Franklin County Courts, Walter Hanstein of Farmington and David Sanders of Livermore Falls said the $50-per-hour rate for […]
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Naval Academy athelete not guilty in sex assault
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former U.S. Naval Academy football player was acquitted Thursday of sexually assaulting a classmate at a party, bringing to a close a case that drew wide attention at a time when the military is under scrutiny for how it deals with sexual assault. The judge overseeing the case, Col. Daniel Daugherty, […]
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Judge accepts general’s pleas to reduced charges
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — An Army general who admitted to inappropriate relationships with three soldiers who had served under his command pleaded guilty Monday to lesser charges as prosecutors dropped the most serious — sexual assault counts — as part of a deal. The hearing at Fort Bragg caps the high-profile prosecution of Brig. Gen. […]
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Sabattus man gets 15 years in prison for assaults on preteen
AUBURN — A Sabattus man who pleaded guilty to nearly a dozen counts of gross sexual assault over several years against a preteen girl was sentenced Wednesday to serve 15 years in prison. A reproving Androscoggin County Superior Court judge sentenced Michael Gagnier, 34, of 20 High St. to 25 years in prison, with 10 […]
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Jury deliberations continue in Farmington trial
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County jury will continue its deliberations Friday in the case of a Madrid Township man accused of sexually assaulting and sexually abusing a teenage boy from Massachusetts in 2008 and 2009. Justice Nancy Mills sent the jury home Thursday afternoon after it met for six hours without reaching verdicts in the […]
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Lewiston man pleads guilty in federal court to sexual exploitation charge
PORTLAND — A Lewiston man pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court to one count of sexual exploitation of a child. By pleading guilty, Derek Hinkley, 30, admitted that he used his computer in summer 2012 to webstream images of a teenage boy masturbating. Hinkley threatened to cut off the boy’s genitals if he did […]
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Phillips man pleads not guilty to sexual assault charges
FARMINGTON — A Phillips man accused of sexually assaulting a child under the age of 12 in 2013, pleaded not guilty Friday in Franklin County Superior Court. Justice Nancy Mills ordered Robert Parker Jr., 43, to remain held on $75,000 cash bail or $150,000 worth of real estate. She also ordered him to have no […]
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Experts say children sexually abusing children is not that rare
HARRINGTON — The 11-year-old boy in this Washington County town accused of gross sexual assault is perhaps the youngest person in Maine history to be charged with this serious crime, according to Maine law enforcement officials. The accused boy and his alleged victim, an 8-year-old boy, were both students at Harrington Elementary School, where outraged […]
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‘Serial pedophile’ gets 45-month sentence
PARIS — A Peru man was sentenced Thursday in Oxford County Superior Court to 45 months in prison after pleading guilty to sexually abusing two young girls in 2009. Robert F. Skeffington, 65, of 38 Packard Road, pleaded guilty to gross sexual assault and unlawful sexual touching. He was sentenced to 25 years with all but 45 […]