Jennifer Day was sexually assaulted as a young teenager at a friend’s sleepover 35 years ago. To this day, she has not reported the assault to police. So when President Trump questioned in a tweet Friday why Christine Blasey Ford didn’t immediately report the alleged attack by a drunken, teenage Brett M. Kavanaugh at a 1980s house […]
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Former priest, Cheverus teacher due to go on trial on sex assault charges
Michael Doherty remembers the moment he finally saw James Talbot in handcuffs. Talbot has a history of alleged sexual abuse of children dating to the 1970s at Boston College High School in Massachusetts, then at Cheverus High School in Portland. The former Jesuit priest and teacher has settled lawsuits with more than a dozen victims, […]
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Franklin County 15-year-old boy accused of sexually assaulting girl
FARMINGTON — A 15-year-old boy is accused of sexually assaulting a Franklin County girl under the age of 18, according to Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. Franklin County Detective Kenneth Charles investigated a report Wednesday of ongoing sex crimes in Madrid Township and charged the boy with gross sexual assault, Nichols said in his weekly report. […]
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Ex-Kennebunk teacher takes the stand to defend herself against sexual assault charges
ALFRED — A former Kennebunk High School teacher took the stand Wednesday to defend herself against charges she sexually assaulted a former student, testifying in York County Superior Court that the 17-year-old boy was troubled and that she “was concerned for his safety.” Jill Lamontagne said she had been tutoring the student so he could […]
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Kennebunk teacher exchanged 94 texts with student, computer expert says
LFRED — A forensic computer expert testified Tuesday that former Kennebunk High School teacher Jill Lamontagne and the male student she is accused of sexually assaulting exchanged 94 text messages between May 28 and June 9 in 2017. The pair also exchanged 43 telephone calls over six months, Saco Police Department Detective Fred Williams testified […]
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San Juan man accused of sexual assault in Rangeley
RANGELEY — A San Juan, Puerto Rico, man has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman during a gathering early Wednesday at a local residence. Peter Michael Rocafort Stravecky, 19, was arrested early Saturday on a felony charge of gross sexual assault, according to Rangeley Sgt. Jared Austin. A conviction on the charge carries maximum […]
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Harvey Weinstein arrested on rape, criminal sex act charges
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein was arrested Friday on rape, criminal sex act and other charges from encounters with two women, police said Friday as the former movie mogul faced the first criminal case stemming from misconduct claims that scores of women made against him. Seven months after the allegations destroyed his career and […]
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Colby rescinds honorary degree for Bill Cosby in wake of assault conviction
WATERVILLE — Colby College officials say an honorary degree awarded to comedian Bill Cosby in 1992 will be rescinded in light of his conviction last week on multiple accounts of indecent assault. “Following Bill Cosby’s conviction last week on multiple counts of sexual assault, the Colby College Board of Trustees has voted unanimously to rescind […]
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DA candidate Seth Carey suspended from practicing law
An Auburn lawyer who is running for district attorney was handed an interim suspension from practicing law Monday after a judge found credible evidence he committed unlawful sexual conduct and assault. Seth Carey, 42, who is running for district attorney for Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties, likely violated the law while also breaking the rules […]
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Bill Cosby convicted of sexually assaulting woman
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby has been convicted of drugging and molesting a woman in the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era. A jury outside Philadelphia convicted the “Cosby Show” star of three counts of aggravated indecent assault on Thursday. The guilty verdict came less than a year after another jury deadlocked […]