AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - A convicted sex offender from Albion has been forbidden from possessing women's panties while on probation.

The unusual terms of probation were imposed by Justice Nancy Mills on Thursday as Nicolas Leathers was sentenced for a May 27, 2005 camp burglary in Albion.

The burglary occurred while Leathers was on probation for unlawful sexual contact with children. Leathers was given a suspended jail term for the Albion burglary, but was sentenced to six years of probation and ordered to make restitution. He was released from Kennebec County Jail on Thursday.

Other probation conditions bar Leathers from possession of sexually explicit materials. While on probation, he'll have to submit to searches for female undergarments and pornography, the judge ordered.

The conditions were issued at the recommendation of Leathers' probation officer.

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Information from: Kennebec Journal, http://www.kjonline.com/

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