Controversial candidate says helping the underdog is behind his desire to be DA. On the Nov. 6 ballot, he’s S. Thomas Carey, champion of the little guy. But until this year’s campaign, he’s always gone by Seth Carey, a colorful Rumford native with a love of sports, 1980s rock ‘n’ roll and, sometimes, the law. […]
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The DA's race: Andrew Robinson
Prosecuting domestic violence cases set career path for veteran prosecutor LEWISTON — As the son of a chief master sergeant in the Air Force, Andrew Robinson didn’t have much chance to put down roots. As a self-identified military brat, Robinson remembers moving every two or three years throughout his childhood, constantly getting uprooted and moving […]
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DA contender Seth Carey’s checkered past the key issue in race
UPDATE: Judge signs protection order against DA candidate Seth Carey Despite a judge’s finding that Seth Carey engaged in three unwanted sexual advances on a woman he invited to live in a spare room in his Rumford home — charges that led to the ongoing suspension of Carey’s ability to practice law — Carey still aims […]
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Seth Carey shouldn't be elected DA because of a slogan
Slogans can be a powerful tool for communicating, but they’re a poor substitute for thinking. Those Republicans who wasted their primary vote on Seth T. Carey, GOP candidate for district attorney of Prosecutorial District Number 3 (Androscoggin, Oxford and Franklin counties), might want to ruminate on whether they made a wise choice by voting for […]
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Judge finds Seth Carey violated bar rules
PORTLAND — A judge has ruled district attorney candidate Seth T. Carey violated several Maine Bar Rules, including unlawful conduct stemming from his unwanted sexual advances involving a woman who lived in his Rumford home. “In this case, the court concludes that the nature of the conduct in question reflects adversely on Carey’s trustworthiness and […]
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DA hopeful denies sex abuse, plans to continue campaign
PORTLAND — Androscoggin County’s embattled Republican candidate for district attorney testified Friday he has not ended his bid for that office — despite his suspended law license — because the job’s health insurance would cover the cost of the psychiatric treatment he needs. Seth Carey took the stand in Cumberland County Superior Court on the third and […]
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Accuser says living with Seth Carey was her best option
PORTLAND — The woman who accused district attorney candidate Seth Carey of sexual abuse said Thursday she had no choice but to stay at his home and endure his repeated sexual propositions and three sexual attacks until her father arrived from Alaska to get her. She said her mother had no place for her other […]
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Court dismisses Seth Carey's defamation suit
PORTLAND (AP) — In a year-old defamation case, Maine’s highest court has ruled against a Republican who is running for district attorney and feels the suspension of his law license was unfair. Last year, Seth Carey filed a wide-ranging complaint in Kennebec County Superior Court in Augusta against the Board of Overseers of the Bar […]
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DA hopeful Seth Carey faces accuser in disbarment hearing
PORTLAND — A witness in the disbarment hearing of Seth Carey testified in court Wednesday the Republican candidate for district attorney had been diagnosed with ADHD and personality disorder, and had been receiving psychotherapy as a condition of his 2016 disciplinary action. Carey won a two-way primary in June to capture the Republican nomination as […]
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DA candidate Seth Carey faces disbarment hearing
AUBURN — Seth Carey, the Republican nominee for district attorney in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties, faces disbarment next week, stemming in part from allegations he sexually abused a woman and then proposed paying her to drop her complaint. The woman making the allegations against Carey is a former client who had been living with him […]