A woman reported her preadolescent child had been sexually assaulted by a family member.
Maine Crime
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Former Maine lawmaker faces charges of fraudulently obtaining hunting licenses
Jeff Pierce, a Republican from Dresden, is charged with failing to disclose he had a felony conviction when buying hunting licenses in 2016, 2017 and 2018.
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Waterville man drove cross-country to confront Google executives
Kyle Long was angry that his YouTube channel had been shut down.
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Men accused of hate crime in Biddeford now charged with attacking black man in Portland on same day
Maurice Diggins and Dusty Leo, accused of shouting racial epithets before both alleged assaults, face state and federal charges.
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Ellsworth boy charged with solicitation to commit murder is under house arrest
Police say the charge stems from threats of violence among juveniles in a social media chat group.
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Alleged victim found dead day before start of Lewiston sex trafficking trial
The woman was scheduled to testify against her fiance.
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Waterville woman pleads not guilty to sexual assault charge involving 15-year-old
Tia Rousseau, a former employee of Good Will-Hinckley in Fairfield, was arraigned on a charge of gross sexual assault Monday for allegedly engaging in a sexual act with a minor in October 2018.
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Kennebec County man pleads guilty in fatal 2017 Dresden crash
Patrick Shorey pleaded guilty in court in Lincoln County Monday to charges including vehicular manslaughter stemming from a 2017 fatal crash in Dresden that killed a Connecticut woman and seriously injured her husband.
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Former Skowhegan woman indicted for unlawful sexual contact with two girls
Amy Lorene Bussard, 43, showing addresses in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, and Leesburg, Florida, has pleaded not guilty to charges of unlawful sexual contact with two girls under 12.
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Newport, Stetson individuals charged following Burger King drug bust
On Friday the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office and Newport Police searched a Ford Focus, found heroin and drug packaging materials and paraphernalia, and arrested a Newport man and Stetson woman.