New DNA testing excluded Dechaine’s profile from some of the key evidence seized at the scene of Sarah Cherry’s murder 34 years ago.
Emily Allen
Staff Writer
Emily Allen covers courts for the Portland Press Herald. It's her favorite beat so far — before moving to Maine in 2022, she reported on a wide range of topics for public radio in West Virginia and was the City Hall reporter for the Grand Forks Herald in North Dakota. Emily is not a fan of the cold, but she puts up with Maine's challenging winters because she loves the state's beautiful hiking options ... once the snow has cleared.
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Former Portland ed tech sentenced to 22 years for sexually abusing student
Benjamin Conroy, 34, took responsibility for the crime at his sentencing Monday, saying he was “tortured” by the harm he caused.
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Former Portland teacher met with student while under investigation for child pornography
Travis McCutcheon, 53, has been a teacher in several Maine districts since 1992. He was most recently working in a special education program at Portland schools until February.
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Former Portland teacher arrested on child pornography charges
Travis McCutcheon, 53, worked at Lyman Moore Middle School until February and at Lyseth Elementary School until 2019, as well as Lisbon Community School and Westbrook Middle School.
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Counselor for Maine diocese disciplined for ethics violations
Carolyn Bloom receives a monthly stipend from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland to coordinate counseling and treatment for those who say they were sexually abused by clergy as children.
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Eliot Cutler returns to court, pleads guilty to child porn charges
More than a year after the former gubernatorial candidate was charged with 4 counts of possessing sexually explicit images and videos of children, he entered a guilty plea Thursday and will spend 9 months in jail.
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Police spent 2 days interviewing witnesses in Deering Oaks shooting after ‘chaotic’ scene
Amin Mohamed, 39, is charged with murder in the death of Walter Omal, 31, who was found shot in the chest on Sept. 7. He died later that night.
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Eliot Cutler to serve 9 months in prison on child porn charges
The former gubernatorial candidate is expected to plead guilty on Thursday and begin serving his prison term on June 1.
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Maine’s chief U.S. District judge announces retirement
Jon Levy, who has presided over Maine’s federal courts since 2014, will retire next year.
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Portland man pleads not guilty to killing Granny’s Burritos founder
Prosecutors say that Jonathan Alas, 27, stabbed his neighbor, Christopher Godin, 58, to death.