BATH, Maine (AP) — A veteran Maine state trooper has been convicted of sex crimes against a girl under of the age of 14.

A jury on Friday found 46-year-old Gregory Vrooman of Nobleboro guilty of 12 of 13 counts related to unlawful sexual contact with a minor.

The Bangor Daily News (http://bit.ly/HS1aBi) reports the verdict was read in a Bath courtroom on Friday after Vrooman was assaulted in court on Thursday morning in Wiscasset as the jury was about to deliver its verdict.

Vrooman has been on unpaid administrative leave from the state police since he was arrested in November of 2010.

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Information from: Bangor Daily News, http://www.bangordailynews.com