Lewiston doctor arrested on child porn charges

LEWISTON — Dr. David York, a family practitioner who has an office in downtown Lewiston, has been arrested and charged with five counts of possession of sexually explicit materials of children under the age of 12.

David York

York, who lists his address with the state’s Board of Licensure in Charlotte, N.C., was licensed to practice medicine in Maine in 2008. He was arrested at his home at 212 Congress Circle in Topsham Tuesday.

According to State Police, York, who is 59 years old, is a physician with Concentra Medical Centers, a national health care company that has offices in Augusta and Lewiston. According to police, York treated patients in both locations.

According to a press release, State Police Chief Col. Patrick Fleming said two computers were seized from York’s home by the Computer Crimes Unit, and preliminary examinations show “hundreds of images and videos of child pornography.”

Fleming said there are no indications that any of the images are of Maine children.

Most of the images, Fleming said, are “from file sharing with other personal computers around the country, also known as a peer to peer network.”

York’s activities came to the attention of State Police in November.

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What a pervert among other things I could call him, but can't...

preaves's picture
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Play nice

Hey everyone,

I've had to remove a few comments here that violated our commenting policy by slandering others who are not here to defend themselves on this thread.  Please play nice.

Thanks,

Pattie Reaves, Web Editor

mainexile's picture

It's about time!

I'm happy to see that you are finally taking action by deleting comments of a slanderous nature.  I have to ask, though, when will you begin to delete accounts of those who repetitively resort to insults over presentation of opinions or facts?  Also, when will you censure comments of an overt or covert sexual nature such as those that refer to tea party attendees as teab@gger$.  Please don't pretend to claim that this term isn't offensive - it's equally as offensive to people who are trying to reign in government spending as the "N" word is to African-American people or the "K" word to Jewish-Americans.   Many of us who post here enjoy a good debate. But when that debate turns ugly, we frequently avoid this forum altogether in favor of other publications who demand a level of decorum that is, in many instances, missing here.  

preaves's picture
staff

Well, no, I'm not going to

Well, no, I'm not going to remove comments of people who make falacious arguments. That's what a forum is all about -- to air ideas and to call out those who have bad ones.

I do try, however, to weed out the comments that the average person would deem offensive -- which includes comments of an overt (and sometimes covert) sexual nature.  However, I am one person, and though I do spend an awful lot of time on SunJournal.com, I can't be everywhere at once.  I rely on the community to let me know when these discussions are out of control.  You can always email me, or give me a call at the Sun Journal -- 1-800-482-0753 x2324.

 

mbthedragon's picture

What you refer to as the

What you refer to as the average person on these forums is a person like yourself, who is offended by everything and anything, and is oblivious to the real world.

preaves's picture
staff

That's ridiculous.  If I

That's ridiculous.  If I wanted to remove "everything and anything", I could and I wouldn't bother to have this conversation on this thread.

xyz's picture

You just sound like the

You just sound like the whinny kid on the playground "teacher, teacher they're not playing nicely, waaaaaaaaa". To infer that the term T'bagger is as offensive as the "N" or "K" word is ludicrous and you know it. You still think you're the Internet cop, huh, what a joke.

mainexile's picture

Feeling inadequate?

It's apparent that you feel intellectually threatened by anyone who can form a cohesive sentence while exhibiting accurate spelling ("whinny" should be "whiney"), proper grammar and usage ("infer" should be "imply")  while debating an issue without resorting to insults, slurs and sexual smears.   It is truly sad that you must go through life with an overactive need to display your ineptitude and an underactive brain, as evidenced by the tone and content of your posts.  Perhaps some day you will be able to attend night classes to improve your communication skills and (maybe, just maybe) receive that GED which has been so elusive for you.   Best of luck with that.

By the way, the term "teabagger" is a coarse, crass and crude (like the alliteration?  go ahead, look it up) comment that only demonstrates the mental incompetence of the user. 

xyz's picture

Whinny is good

thinkingman's picture

yes the truth is I do know

yes the truth is I do know your home address, of that I am certain, and i apologize for calling your actions low class, to call ti that would be a compliment, I should have said you have no class. I hope others recognize the drool that comes from your mouth each time you speak.

tron's picture

I asked a question

and from your answer I think we know the truth.  After all you are intimately knowledgeable about this situation.

thinkingman's picture

so exactly why would I be

so exactly why would I be knowledgeable of this situation? just another peice of BS coming out your backside which you will never answer because its just another lie, right mr. My parents raised 5 kids in the depression, even though 4 of us were not born until after 1939?

tron's picture

you seem obsessed

with my family.  Could it be you're jealous that my parents came home to each other for over thirty five years instead of whoever they brought home from the bar that night?

preaves's picture
staff

Tron, cool it. This is your

Tron, cool it. This is your last warning, or I'll close comments on this thread.

Mrdee's picture

you sound like you are

you sound like you are takeing this personal.. Maybe you should step down and let someone with an open mind and not afraid to hear freedom of speach do the job!

news4u's picture

Why "punish" everyone?

Why not just close the account of Tron? You have already removed one posting of his that was apparently inappropriate. Yet, he continues to be inappropriate. If you were to read past posts by Tron you would see that this is an habitual pattern. Why continue to warn him? Why punish everyone by closing the comments on this thread? It's like keeping the whole class in for recess because one person misbehaved. Make the individual(s) responsible for their actions, but don't punish everyone! 

preaves's picture
staff

Admin warning

Personal attacks are not acceptable, Thinkingman.

Scotty_O's picture

Patricia, is that a new do?

Patricia, is that a new do?

preaves's picture
staff

Not so new, I changed it up

Not so new, I changed it up back when I got married last September. :)

thinkingman's picture

Personal attacks are not

Personal attacks are not acceptable and yet right above your comments tron continues to play his little games....gimme a break, that was about as personal as it gets and is so far off base its not funny...I cannot beleive he'd make those comments about his own brother...

tron's picture

Sorry

but my brother and I have the same parents.  Goes to show that you read what you want, not necessarily what's there.

thinkingman's picture

tron, thats low class, even

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tron's picture

Wonder

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