Prosecutors say Henry Eichman hosted children at his Topsham apartment for overnights and pool parties. He is accused of fondling them and filming them as they used the bathroom and as they slept.
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Teens’ 30-mile joyride in front-end loader ends when police shoot out tires
Police say two 14-year-old boys stole the machine in West Gardiner and led officers on a chase that damaged two cars, including a cruiser, signs and other property.
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Synthetic ‘zombie’ drug spice poses enforcement problem in Portland
The Bayside neighborhood is seeing a resurgence of the cheap, dangerous and technically legal substance.
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Brunswick youth theater group ‘deeply pained’ by child sex charges against founder
The president of the board of Midcoast Youth Theater acknowledges the accusations against Henry A. Eichman, but does not indicate whether programming will be affected.
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Portland police investigate sexual assault in Deering Center home
Police say the woman believes she knows the attacker.
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Law enforcement in Maine unprepared for legal marijuana, police chiefs say
The Maine Association of Chiefs of Police will launch a public education campaign about the dangers of legal pot.
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Topsham man charged with sexually exploiting a child
Henry A. Eichman, 56, is arrested after police execute a search warrant at his home.
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Police: After wild chase, handcuffed man kicks out cruiser window, tries to flee again
Authorities say Jacob Hastings of Augusta is a member of a white supremacist group and has a history of violent crime.
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Maine State Police trooper charged with criminal mischief
Trooper Michael D. Lane of Lyman was summonsed in Saco on Sept. 2, but police there could not give details of the circumstances.
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Landlord charged in deadly Noyes Street fire waives his right to jury trial
Gregory Nisbet’s attorney says a judge is better suited to hear the complex manslaughter case stemming from the 2014 blaze that killed six people in Portland.