ALFRED — Former Kennebunk High school health teacher Jill Lamontagne appeared in court Monday on a motion hearing about whether photos of text messages will be allowed as evidence at her upcoming 14-count sex trial. Lamontagne, 30, is alleged to have engaged in sex acts with a 17-year-old student. School authorities have previously said the […]
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Sheriff Wayne Gallant solicited sex from employees, union official says
Oxford County Sheriff Wayne Gallant solicited sex from at least two of his employees, according to an agent for the union that represents 23 sworn officers. Ray Cote, business agent for Teamsters Local 340, said he received the reports directly from the employees but declined to name them. In one instance, Gallant sent multiple sexually […]
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State rights investigator finds reasonable grounds against Jay restaurant
JAY — An investigator for the Maine Human Rights Commission has found there are reasonable grounds to believe that LaFleur’s Restaurant discriminated against a former employee on the basis of her sex after she revealed her pregnancy and was fired. LaFleur’s has denied there was any discrimination. It asserts that it terminated the woman’s employment […]
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Tens of thousands march for same-sex marriage in Taiwan
TAIPEI — Tens of thousands of demonstrators, many displaying rainbows and glitter, thronged the center of Taiwan’s capital on Saturday to press demands to legalize same-sex marriage amid an increasingly tolerant environment on the island nation. Organizers and participants said they were heartened by the prospect of same-sex marriage becoming a reality, despite enduring traditional […]
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Cable network TLC to air documentary ‘Sex, Lies and Zumba’ about Kennebunk prostitution case
KENNEBUNK — Cable television network TLC, home to shows such as “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” and “Strange Sex,” will air an hourlong documentary next Tuesday about the Kennebunk prostitution case that became a media sensation in the fall of 2012. In that case, police say Zumba instructor Alexis Wright used her Kennebunk fitness studio […]
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Teenager faces sex charge
FARMINGTON — A 14-year-old Franklin County boy is facing a felony unlawful sexual contact charge against a child under 12 years of age. Franklin County Detective Ken Charles conducted an investigation and arrested the teenager on Friday, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Monday. He was taken to Mountain View Youth Development Center in Charleston. He […]