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FARMINGTON — A Wilton man pleaded guilty Wednesday in Franklin County Superior Court to several charges, including sexually molesting a child under age 12.
Jamie C. Ouellette, 38, does no agree with the allegations, but accepts he could be found guilty based on the information provided by the prosecution at a trial, Justice William Stokes said.
Ouellette pleaded guilty to a Class A charge of unlawful sexual contact and Class C charges of visual sexual aggression of a child and illegal possession of a firearm by a felon.
The Class A charge is punishable by up to 30 years in prison and a $50,000 fine. The Class B charges are punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine.
Ouellette was found guilty of manslaughter in Skowhegan in 2001, which prohibits him from having firearms, Stokes said.
Ouellette, his wife, Tami Ouellette, and his girlfriend, Anna LaRochelle, both of Wilton, were accused in 2015 of sexually molesting the child over several months and forcing her to watch the three adults have sex, according to police affidavits.
A jury would have been selected this week for a trial starting Sept. 26, Stokes said.
Under the plea agreement, the prosecution is seeking a 20-year sentence with all but eight years suspended and nine years of probation on the charge of unlawful sexual contact, Assistant District Attorney Claire Andrews told the court.
For the charges of visual sexual aggression of a child and illegal possession of a firearm by a felon, the prosecution is seeking a five-year sentence to be served concurrently with the first charge, she said.
Ouellette also pleaded guilty to several charges of violation of conditions of release and two charges of tampering with a witness.
Under conditions of release set for bail, Ouellette was ordered to have no contact with his wife or LaRochelle.
Unable to make bail, Ouellette sent several letters from jail to a person in Livermore Falls where Tami Ouellette was living, Andrews said. The state was able to prove the recipient of the letters was Tami Ouellette, and several letters intended for Tami Ouellette and LaRochelle were sent to others and family members.
The state also planned to show that some witnesses expected to testify were asked to falsify their testimonies, she said.
The state seeks five years for each of the four violations of conditions of release and five years for each of the witness tamperings. Each is to be served concurrently with the eight-year sentence.
Sentencing was deferred to Nov. 4 to allow the victim’s family the opportunity to be present.
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