A Maine judge will allow Eliot Cutler limited access to the internet while the disgraced two-time gubernatorial candidate remains out of jail and waits for his next court hearing.

Superior Court Justice Patrick Larson agreed Monday to delay the proceedings of Cutler’s probation revocation hearing so that investigators have time to search the convicted sex offender’s computer.

Hancock County District Attorney Robert Granger previously said the state was unable to conduct its search because Cutler had not provided his passwords — a claim that Cutler and his attorney Walt McKee contested.

The 79-year-old Cutler is facing charges for allegedly violating his probation multiple times.

A date for the next hearing has not been set.

In the meantime, Larson said he will allow Cutler to use the internet between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday to Friday, under supervision from his wife and brother. Cutler will also have to contact his probation officer each time he logs in.

Cutler has been accused in recent months of five separate violations of his probation and bail conditions, including allegations that he sought an escort, had unauthorized electronic devices and possessed pornography he’s not allowed to have.

He has pleaded not guilty to these violations, though he admitted during probation revocation proceedings in May to having an unmonitored phone, accessing a “striptease video” and possessing the pornography that led to his February arrest.

Cutler was sentenced to nine months in jail and six years of probation in 2023 after pleading guilty to possessing thousands of sexually explicit images of children. He was released in January 2024, two months before his scheduled release date, because of “good behavior.”