Prosecutors determine that Zachariah Sherburne had left his job the day before he had a sexual encounter with a student at the school and no longer had disciplinary authority over her.
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and court news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Forum takes hard look at racism in Maine’s juvenile justice system
District Attorney Maeghan Maloney said Kennebec and Somerset counties are looking at having ‘a truly rehabilitative juvenile justice system.’
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Four arrested on drug charges in Oxford County
The arrests come eight months after police investigated the overdose death of a teenager from Harrison.
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Lincoln County sheriff’s deputy charged with sex assault on minor
Ken Hatch was charged with two counts of sexual abuse of a minor.
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Former Maine-licensed counselor arrested on health care fraud charge
Paulo D. Braga, 66, of Gorham is accused of submitting fabricated claims to MaineCare for 40 patients while he was actually travelling out of the country.
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Judge denies Don McLean’s motion for his wife to turn over emails
McLean had asked that Patrisha McLean, whom he allegedly assaulted in January, turn over all emails and text messages about the Jan. 17 incident.
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Ex-UPS worker pleads guilty to stealing Maine veterans’ medications
The 37-year-old Auburn woman stole at least six packages of prescription narcotics, court records say.
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Massachusetts man sentenced to 4 years in Sebago child porn possession case
William Duffy, 58, also faces a separate case in which he is accused of raping a mentally disabled woman at his family’s camp in Sebago.
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Portland man indicted on 110 child pornography charges
Glenn Strout, 53, had initially been arrest last December on a single felony count and was released on bail.
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Police: Armed Walmart worker who took hostages is fatally shot
Police in Amarillo say the 54-year-old man was involved in a dispute over a promotion.