FARMINGTON — A Phillips man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to sexually assaulting two children under the age of 15.

Michael Harriman, 27, of Phillips entered the pleas to two Class A counts of gross sexual assault. He was indicted on the charges Nov. 1.

A conviction on a Class A crime is punishable by a maximum 30 years in prison and a $50,000 fine.

Harriman was arrested Sept. 1 after Maine State Police Detective Michael Chavez of the Major Crimes Unit-South observed interviews with two children at a Children’s Advocacy Center.

Harriman is being held on $15,000 cash bail on the Franklin County charge. He is also being held without bail for a probation violation stemming from a conviction in Androscoggin County in 2010. It is connected to a break-in at a Lisbon apartment and being in possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.

A conference on the Franklin County case was set for Feb. 6, 2018.

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Deputy District Attorney James Andrews said he was satisfied with the bail in place because there is no bail in the Androscoggin County case.

There have been new disclosures in the Franklin County case, he said, and new interviews conducted with the children in the case.

A probation revocation hearing was set for Jan. 30.

dperry@sunmediagroup.net

Michael Harriman (Franklin County Detention Center)


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