John L. Willey, 37, of Waterville, was arrested this week and charged with two counts of gross sexual assault and one count of unlawful sexual contact, each of which allegedly involved a child under 12 years old.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Sidney man in custody after standoff at home with Maine State Police
The State Police tactical team responded to the residence on Richard Road in Sidney.
Police: 3 arrested after early morning drug raid at Fairfield home
The arrests and drug seizures came after the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office executed a drug search warrant at 4:40 a.m. at a residence on Martin Stream Road.
Maine men charged with drug trafficking after traffic stop in York
Police say cocaine and prescription pills were found in a car traveling on the Maine Turnpike on Thursday night.
Two plead guilty to drug charges stemming from police pretending to deliver pizza at Waterville hotel
Brooke Knight, 27, of Hartland, and Gibril Darboe, 21, of Bronx, New York, both arrested in March at a Waterville hotel, pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges Thursday, as did two others charged by police with drug offenses in other cases.
Drug trafficking, terrorizing convictions in Waterville cases likely to result in deportation
Devon Duncan, 33, of New York City, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to traffic in drugs, two counts of trafficking in drugs, and terrorizing in Augusta court Thursday.
Portland tax prepaper pleads guilty to filing false returns
Ashraf Eldeknawey, 47, faces up to three years in prison, a $250,000 fine and up to $100,000 in restitution.
Kennebec sheriff’s office: More than $100,000 in jewelry stolen in Farmingdale robbery
Jill Powers, of Rumford, said the robbers stole a pendant made from her and her deceased husband’s wedding rings.
Auburn man pleads not guilty to raping, killing woman in Alaska 26 years ago
Steven H. Downs, 44, is being held on $1 million bail in the killing of a former student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1993.
Man pleads guilty to lesser charges in fatal Maine ATV crash
The crash in 2017 killed 19-year-old Abigail Fiske.