• December 2007 — Maine State Police begin investigation.
• Feb. 11, 2009 — Indicted by a federal grand jury on 16 counts child pornography.
• Feb. 17, 2009 — Pleads not guilty; released on $75,000 unsecured bail on condition he live with brother in Michigan.
• March 2010 — Returns to Maine to live with ex-wife.
• June 2010 — Waives jury trial.
• Aug. 23, 2010 — Found guilty on 13 counts; bail revoked pending sentencing.
• March 10, 2011 — Sentenced to 16 years in federal prison; notice of appeal filed.
• Aug. 9, 2011 — 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals orders release pending appeal.
• May 8, 2012 — Oral arguments held before three-judge panel in Boston.
• Nov. 14, 2012 — Appellate court throws out six counts in 2-1 decision.
• Nov. 15, 2012 — Cuts ankle bracelet, disappears.
• Nov. 19, 2012 — U.S. Marshals Service announces warrant issued.
• Dec. 2, 2012 — Captured in Albuquerque, N.M., coming out of a convenience store restroom.
• Jan. 8, 2013 — Pleads not guilty to one count of contempt of court in connection with flight from Maine.
• Feb. 19, 2013 — Changes plea on contempt charge to guilty.
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