LEWISTON – A man who shot his father on his birthday told police he did it because his father had sexually abused him, according to an affidavit released today.

Scott Poirier, 34, of Sabattus told police he was molested by his father, Roland Poirier, and he suspected a sibling had been victimized as well, according to the document.


Poirier is charged with murder in the Nov. 8 shooting of his father at the elder mans home on Grove Street.


Roland Poirier was shot in the neck as he sat at the table celebrating his 65th birthday with a roomful of friends and family members, police said.

Investigators said Scott Poirier stood in the yard of the home and shot his father through a sliding glass door.


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