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A local Maine man has been accused of gross sexual assault and unlawful sexual contact of a child. Both of the accusations are felony-level offenses that carry extensive jail sentences if they end with a conviction. However, the penalties that the accused faces are bound to begin immediately, as he is almost guaranteed to lose his job […]

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The Supreme Court of the United States has accepted another case involving implied consent laws. While operating under the influence (OUI) cases rarely reach even the intermediate appellate level, this will be the second time in the last five years that the Supreme Court has ruled on implied consent laws. Supreme Court Hears New Implied Consent Case The […]

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As a criminal defense attorney, I’m concerned about the potential impact that the Me Too movement may have on clients accused of serious crimes like sexual assault.  In Maine, if you’re convicted of the crime of Gross Sexual Assault, depending on the circumstances, you can be punished by up to 30 years in prison. For […]

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The Supreme Court of the United States has just made a landmark ruling in a case that we covered in an earlier blog post, protecting the First Amendment rights of people who have been charged with a sex crime. Supreme Court Hears Case Barring Sex Offenders from Social Media The case, Packingham v. North Carolina, […]

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