Julia Russell has filed a civil lawsuit against Phil Chenevert, accusing the family friend of sexually abusing her as a child in the 1990s. Two other women have made similar allegations and will testify in the federal trial beginning Monday.
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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Gray fitness trainer, former reality TV contestant, accused of welfare fraud
Jodi Theriault, 42, is accused of obtaining benefits by hiding assets.
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Gov. Mills hesitant to pursue emergency funds for indigent legal services, emails show
Gov. Janet Mills asks the agency in charge of providing legal defense to low-income Mainers if it has done enough to recruit attorneys to address an ongoing shortage.
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Grandmother testifies mother mistreated toddler because ‘he looked too much like his father’
Sherry Johnson testified at her daughter’s murder trial Thursday about the day they brought 3-year-old Maddox Williams to the hospital. She noticed bruising and said her daughter would often call Maddox ‘ugly.’
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Teenager describes abuse of 3-year-old at mother’s trial on murder charge
Six witnesses testified on the first day of Jessica Trefethen’s trial in the 2021 death of her son Maddox Williams of Stockton Springs.
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Man appeals drug conviction tied to state trooper accused of racial profiling
Damon Fagan’s defense team says there are at least 8 other cases in which Maine State Police Trooper John Darcy’s traffic stops have raised questions.
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Trial to begin in beating death of Stockton Springs 3-year-old
Jessica Williams was charged with murder in the summer of 2021 in the death of her 3-year-old son Maddox, whom a judge returned to her home after he’d been removed because his sibling suffered a drug overdose.
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Family of slain York County man struggles to find closure after murder charge dropped
Douglas Flint was killed in 2016. His neighbor, Bruce Akers, was convicted of murder. But then the evidence that secured the conviction was thrown out, and Akers ultimately was released.
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Indigent defender commission sends emergency funding request to governor, lawmakers
The Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services is asking for $13.3 million before next year to increase the hourly rate for attorneys. But lawmakers would have to come together for an unlikely special session to approve the spending.
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Lebanon man guilty of assaulting D.C. officers on Jan. 6
A federal judge found Kyle Fitzsimons guilty on all 11 charges, including assaulting at least three law enforcement officers on Jan. 6, 2021. He will be sentenced in February.