An amended lawsuit seeking $10 million in compensatory damages – and more in punitive damages – was filed by lawyers for the columnist, who won a $5 million sexual abuse and defamation award against the former president.
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Commentary: New bill will help prevent sexual assault in the Maine National Guard
L.D. 1783 will collect data, amend the Victims’ Compensation Fund to better support survivors, further assist those who have experienced trauma and adopt a paid leave provision.
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Commentary: ‘Stealthing’ is sexual assault, and Maine law needs to reflect that
L.D. 1683 would make it illegal for someone to remove a condom during sex without their partner’s permission and would allow their partner to sue for damages.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Trump digs in on election lies, insults accuser during CNN town hall event
Former President Donald Trump, when pressed, repeatedly downplayed the violence on Jan. 6, 2021, and continued to insist the election had been ‘rigged.’
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Woman testifies that she too was sexually attacked by Trump
Meanwhile, Trump’s lawyer said the former president has decided against testifying, answering the biggest outstanding question about the closely watched E. Jean Carroll case.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Waterville man sentenced to two years in prison for sexually assaulting 13-year-old girl
Maxwell A. Davidson, 24, pleaded guilty to a Class B charge of unlawful sexual contact in a plea bargain that dismissed two counts of the more serious charge of gross sexual assault. He also pleaded guilty to furnishing liquor to a minor.
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Trial opens in rape lawsuit against Trump
Trump wasn’t in court, and his lawyers haven’t yet previewed their case for the 6-man, 3-woman jury.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Monmouth resident indicted on child sexual assault, pornography charges
Natasha Venable, 46, is accused of sexually assaulting a child in Monmouth several times between September 2018 and August 2022.
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Boy Scouts’ $2.4 billion bankruptcy plan upheld by judge
The plan would let the Boy Scouts of America keep operating while it compensates tens of thousands of men who say they were sexually abused as children while involved in Scouting.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Man who sexually assaulted child gets prison sentence nearly cut in half after initial conviction overturned
An improper meeting between the district attorney and judge resulted in the overturning of Eric Bard’s 2015 conviction. Now, instead of facing 50 years in prison for more than 21 charges, he is to serve 28.