Joseph L. Magee pleaded guilty to five counts of gross sexual assault on two girls — one when she was under 14, the other when she was under 18.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Motorcyclist tries to elude police by hiding bike in bushes
York officers arrest Donald Hathaway of Portsmouth, N.H., and charge him with eluding an officer and drug possession.
Four charged with cocaine trafficking in Bangor
Authorities say they have been investigating the ring, which included three Michigan men, for about a month.
Former restaurant owner pleads guilty to underreporting $2.5 million in income
Junlong Bunleng, 51, former owner of the Pepper & Spice Thai Cuisine in Lewiston will be sentenced in January.
Judge orders former prison guard to pay $1.1 million to woman he’s accused of assaulting
It’s unclear whether Joshua Dall-Leighton, who still faces criminal charges that he sexually attacked the woman in a prison van when she was an inmate, can or will pay her the award.
Man pleads no contest in fatal crash in Etna
The judge says the case is an example of how the opioid epidemic is affecting more people than drug users and their families.
Former Chelsea man accused of terrorizing domestic violence victim
Robert A. Robinson Jr. said he was imprisoned during the time listed in the indictment.
Augusta man charged with illegally possessing silencers
A federal judge ordered Ryan Merrill released on bail conditions.
Man with heroin in his pants to serve 9 months behind bars
Michael “Ben” Seegars pleaded guilty to unlawful furnishing of drugs.
Teacher at religious school in Freeport charged with sexual assault
Derek Michael Boyce, a math instructor at Pine Tree Academy, run by Seventh-day Adventists, is accused of gross sexual assault involving a 15-year-old girl.