Julia Russell is suing Philip Chenevert, a former family friend who she says sexually abused her as a young girl.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Sun Journal.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Franklin, Maine Crime, News, The Franklin Journal
Lewiston man arrested, charged with sexually assaulting girl younger than age 12 in Wilton
A family member reported the assault to the Wilton Police Department.
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Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Sumner man accused of stealing German shepherd in Livermore Falls
Harley, 18 months, was initially reported missing Saturday, but later the dog was reported stolen. He was discovered Sunday night in Piscataquis County.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Former Waterville couple arrested on sexual assault charges involving children
Davina Petchonka and Charles H. Frost, believed to now be residents of Pittsfield, were arrested Dec. 1 and continue to be incarcerated at the Somerset County Jail in East Madison.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Court vacates Peru man’s two life sentences in Paris murders
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court confirms Mark D. Penley’s two murder convictions, but overturns his sentences on appeal.
Posted inFranklin, Maine Crime, The Franklin Journal
Waterford, Harrison residents arrested on drug charges in Farmington
Couple found sleeping in a truck behind a convenience store.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Two men arrested following high-speed pursuit that ended in Sidney
An Augusta man and a Fairfield man were taken into custody over the weekend following a chase that began in Augusta, continued into Oakland and then concluded in Sidney, Maine State Police said Thursday.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Otisfield man admits to sex crimes with kids
Travis Kimball faces up to 30 years in prison on each of the two crimes to which he pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court.
Posted inBethel, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Greenwood man accused of assaulting officers held on cash bail
Chance M. Bellanceau is seeking to transfer to a mental health hospital pending trial.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Murder trial begins, again, for Gardiner man accused of shooting former friend, nearly cutting off the hands of another
The murder trial of Dylan Ketcham, 23, began, for the second time, on Wednesday at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta. His first trial was declared a mistrial in September.