Orin J. Stevens, 68, paid $62,400 in restitution to former customers and was not ordered to serve time in jail.
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South Portland teen accused in scheme to kill members of school community pleads not guilty
The South Portland 17-year-old appeared in Cumberland County Juvenile Court on Thursday on several felony level charges, including arson and solicitation for murder.
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Man convicted of distributing drugs from Waterville apartment
Victor Soto Sanchez, 39, faces at least 10 years in prison after drug agents searched his Waterville home and found drugs with a street value of more than $400,000, officials said.
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Mistrial declared after jury cannot reach verdict in Augusta man’s child sexual abuse trial
Jurors could not agree on whether or not Jonathan M. Michaud, 30, was guilty of two counts of unlawful sexual contact.
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Toy box emerges as key evidence in trial of Augusta man accused of sexually abusing child
Jonathan M. Michaud, 30, is facing two counts of unlawful sexual contact. His trial began Monday.
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State failing to prevent repeat cases of child abuse, review finds
The recurring rate of child abuse in Maine is twice the national standard and getting worse, and caseworkers fail to adequately identify risks half the time, according to an internal review of the Office of Child and Family Services.
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Albion man accused of sexually assaulting child has request to see friends’ children denied
A Superior Court justice denied the request Thursday of local business owner Sean M. Eori, 43, after a state prosecutor argued it was the ‘exact same situation’ that led to Eori’s alleged crimes.
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Rumford, Dixfield women identified as victims of deadly crash in Albion
Kandi L. Carrier, 38, of Rumford, died Friday after the van she was riding in collided with a pickup truck. The van’s driver, Mandy L. Thibodeau, 46, of Dixfield, was injured and is in fair condition at a Bangor hospital.
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DHHS raised suspicions of abuse months before girl’s killing on Christmas Day 2022
An unsealed Maine State Police affidavit shows state officials had visited the Edgecomb home of Makinzlee Handrahan months before she was killed.
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Unity man faces charges after crash that killed one, injured one in Albion
Stephen Bard, 51, is facing several charges after the crash Friday near the intersection of Belfast and Unity roads.