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Eliot Cutler, right, with his lawyer Walt McKee, appears in Hancock County Court in April 2023. Cutler has been accused for a fifth time in recent months of violating his probation; he has denied all previous allegations. (Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer)

Eliot Cutler is facing a fifth accusation that he violated the terms of his probation, according to court documents filed Tuesday.

The disgraced two-time Maine gubernatorial candidate and convicted sex offender is accused of giving authorities incorrect passwords to his electronic devices, which are subject to searches.

Cutler, 79, was sentenced in 2023 to nine months in jail, followed by six years of probation, after he was convicted of possessing thousands of sexually explicit images of children. He was let out of jail two months before his scheduled release date for “good behavior.”

Since September, he has been accused several times of violating court-ordered conditions and remains in custody without bail at the Hancock County Jail.

Cutler’s attorney, Walter McKee, said Wednesday that Cutler denies the new allegations. He has also denied all past allegations of violating his release conditions.

Cutler is scheduled to appear in Hancock County Superior Court next month to address the allegations.

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Cutler’s probation officer, Sam Payson, wrote in recent court filings that the passwords that Cutler provided for his electronic devices didn’t work, meaning a state police investigator could not access them.

He also accused Cutler of having encrypted files on a computer without permission.

Payson wrote that this is “another example of Mr. Cutler demonstrating that he has no intent of following his ordered conditions.” He again asked a judge to consider revoking his probation entirely.

Cutler has been in custody since his arrest at a South Portland hotel in February, when he encountered officers while allegedly holding pornographic DVDs, which he is prohibited from having as a part of his probation conditions.

In the months prior to his arrest, authorities also accused Cutler of having unauthorized cellphones and seeking an escort online.

His attorney said in court earlier this month that Cutler is suffering from an addiction to pornography and should be released from jail because of medical concerns.

Morgan covers breaking news and public safety for the Portland Press Herald. Before moving to Maine in 2024, she reported for Michigan State University's student-run publication, as well as the Indianapolis...

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