The 2 women filed a civil lawsuit against Judge Charles Budd saying he made repeated, unwanted sexual advances toward them.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Homicide investigation turns up ‘destructive devices’ at Addison home
State police were searching a home in Addison connected to a homicide investigation when they found ‘several destructive devices.’
Norridgewock man sentenced on manslaughter charge for crash that killed Farmington woman
Prosecutors say Joshua Savage, 33, was under the influence of drugs when his vehicle cross the center line in 2020 and struck another car carrying Sally McKinley and her son.
Cornish man arrested after daylong standoff in which police dog stabbed
Edward Kalinoski, 66, was taken into custody early Friday following a standoff that began when police say he damaged a neighbor’s home with a tractor and slashed the neighbor’s tires in an unprovoked attack.
Prosecutors, defense attorneys meet to discuss child porn case against Eliot Cutler
The former gubernatorial candidate is facing four counts of possession of sexually explicit material of a minor under 12.
Franklin County deputy investigating fifth catalytic converter stolen in New Sharon
A truck driver who left his car in a parking area early Tuesday had his car stolen and the catalytic converter removed.
Jay, Chesterville men accused of cutting trees, utility pole in Chesterville
The utility pole belonged to Central Maine Power Co. and was hanging by one wire when it was found. The trees blocked Dutch Gap Road.
Maine AG says new DNA tests insufficient to overturn 34-year-old murder case
Attorney General Aaron Frey says the results do not shake his confidence in the state’s conviction of Dennis Dechaine in Sarah Cherry’s 1988 killing.
Search continues for 2 men following I-95 traffic stop in Clinton
A passenger fled from a vehicle that was stopped by a state trooper Wednesday, and then a second person later helped that man elude authorities, Maine State Police said.
Hundreds of patients searching for help as Kennebunk doctor faces opioid charges
Dr. Merideth Norris is unable to prescribe opioids while facing federal charges. She was treating hundreds of patients with substance use disorder and chronic pain who now don’t know where to get their medications.