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PublishedJanuary 28, 2025
Maine supreme court rules 2021 child sex abuse law is unconstitutional
The law allowed people to sue for decades-old claims of child sex abuse that were previously barred by the state's statute of limitations.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2024
High court says Maine lawmakers not entitled to child protective records
The Legislature's Government Oversight Committee sought confidential records on the deaths of 4 children in 2021 as part of its work evaluating the state's child welfare system.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2024
Winthrop man sentenced to six years for shaking baby, causing lifelong injuries
Camren L. Breton, 25, assaulted his baby July 21, 2021, shaking him when he was crying and causing damage to his brain and blindness.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2024
Judge grants Texas lawmakers’ unusual effort to pause execution in shaken baby case
A judge has granted a request from Texas lawmakers to delay the execution of a man scheduled to be the first person in the U.S. put to death for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2024
Man charged with 3-year-old Edgecomb girl’s death blames her mother
Tyler Witham-Jordan was charged last fall with one count of murder in connection with the death of Makinzlee Handrahan.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2024
Maine’s watchdog agency spent years investigating 4 child deaths. Here are the takeaways.
The Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability presented its final report to the Legislature last week. Lawmakers wanted to know: What could the child welfare office have done differently?
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PublishedJuly 31, 2024
Details emerge in manslaughter case involving death of Owls Head toddler
In a hearing to reconsider Aziayh Scott's bail, prosecutors said Scott made numerous calls to his girlfriend from jail, asking her to tell police that he didn't kill her 2-year-old son.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2024
Waterville man faces charges that he dropped toddler
Thorne Buzzard, 24, was charged with assault and endangering the welfare of a child Thursday after allegedly dropping his 17-month-old child, according to police.
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PublishedJune 5, 2024
Indian Township man accused of sexual assault of child under 12
Nakoma Polches, 42, was arrested Tuesday in Massachusetts, where he is currently being held.
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PublishedMay 16, 2024
Maine high court denies mother’s appeal of murder conviction in death of 3-year-old son
Jessica Trefethen was sentenced to 47 years in prison for the death of her son, Maddox Williams, in 2022.
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