At least 8 Democratic legislators received the letters Wednesday, leaders said. A former Portland City Council candidate read the same letter aloud at Monday’s council meeting.
Emily Allen
Staff Writer
Emily Allen covers courts for the Portland Press Herald. It's her favorite beat so far — before moving to Maine in 2022, she reported on a wide range of topics for public radio in West Virginia and was the City Hall reporter for the Grand Forks Herald in North Dakota. Emily is not a fan of the cold, but she puts up with Maine's challenging winters because she loves the state's beautiful hiking options ... once the snow has cleared.
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Penobscot Nation members latest to sue Maine diocese for childhood sexual abuse
The four men are likely the first members of the Penobscot Nation to sue the diocese for childhood sexual abuse that occurred between the 1950s and late 1980s.
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Maine woman accused of buying dozens of guns for California gang
Two of the guns that the U.S. Attorney’s Office says Jennifer Scruggs, 35, of Turner, illegally sold in California were recovered by Los Angeles police.
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Eliot Cutler to change his plea in child porn case
The former Maine gubernatorial candidate is expected to plead to 4 counts of possession of images depicting child sexual abuse and prosecutors say the agreement will include “a period of incarceration.”
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Lawmakers hear testimony on 2 bills designed to address problems in the child welfare system
One bill calls for the removal of a child from a home where there’s an adult who has been convicted of a violent crime. The other proposes a 2-year pilot program to connect parents with attorneys to help navigate civil aid resources that would make the home safer.
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Mother of ‘Baby Jane Doe’ pleads guilty to manslaughter
Lee Ann Daigle, 59, who was charged with murder in the death of a newborn abandoned in 1985, waived her right to an indictment and a jury trial on the reduced charge. She faces up to 30 years in prison.
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Maine supreme court to decide on removal of time limit in church sex abuse cases
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland is asking the state’s highest court to determine whether a 2021 state law removing the statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse claims is constitutional.
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Mothers plan to appeal 2nd dismissal of wrongful death suit in teens’ killings
U.S. District Judge Jon Levy once again rules that Biddeford officers are not at fault for the 2012 murders of Derrick Thompson, 19, and Alivia Welch, 18, citing qualified immunity for police.
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Woman faces murder, arson charges in deadly Caribou fire
Jason Donahue, 30, was found dead in January, a day after a fire destroyed an apartment building. The Maine Attorney General’s Office is now charging Susan Kochanowski, 34, in his death.
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Shalom House workers withdraw petition to form union
The workers were scheduled to vote in the coming weeks, but instead, staff at the Portland nonprofit withdrew the petition.