Darren J. Potter must register as a sex offender and verify his whereabouts with law enforcement for 25 years.
Maine Crime
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Friendship lobsterman facing jail for burning rival’s boathouse
The fire, which occurred in 2012, also destroyed a lobster boat belonging to another man.
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Traffic stop in Windham uncovers suspected mobile meth lab
Police stopped the black GMC Envoy as part of a shoplifting investigation in North Windham, before officers found materials consistent with methamphetamine production.
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Gardiner child porn producer sentenced to 25 years
The prosecutors said Richard Bailey induced adults in the Philippines to engage in sexual activity with children that was shown on the internet.
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Former Boston priest faces return to prison for sexually abusing boy in Maine
York County jurors convict Ronald Paquin on 11 of 24 counts after two men testified that he brought them to a Kennebunkport campground when they were boys in the 1980s and repeatedly assaulted them.
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New Hampshire man fatally shot by Old Town police officer
Police say officer Joseph Decoteau was not injured during the armed confrontation following a traffic stop early Thursday, but they released no other details.
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Police break up meth lab in Bucksport
They arrest 49-year-old Adam Staples Tuesday night after dismantling the 50th methamphetamine production facility found in the state this year.
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Auburn Christmas tree dealer, citing thefts, adds security cameras
The business’s online posting about the thefts drew widespread criticism of the thieves.
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Mistrial declared in Augusta sexual assault case
The defendant, from Hancock County, remains free on bail.
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Sex-abuse case against defrocked priest rests with York County jury
The panel will resume deliberations early Thursday, after three days of testimony in the case of a former Boston clergyman accused of molesting boys in Maine decades ago.