Sexual Assault Archives - Bangor Daily News

Police and Courts

Former UMaine football player arrested in Florida on sexual assault charges

by Ethan Andrews April 2, 2026April 2, 2026

Roosevelt Boone, 37, was arrested at a preparatory boarding school after an investigation into an alleged sexual assault that happened in Maine in 2024.

Ignoring women and making them an afterthought is never a laughing matter

by The BDN Editorial Board February 25, 2026February 25, 2026

Opinion Contributor

Why we don’t believe survivors of sexual assault and human trafficking

by Opinion Contributor February 25, 2026February 25, 2026

Police and Courts

Convicted sex offender found with child in Rockland

by Christopher Burns October 31, 2025October 31, 2025

Police and Courts

Maine man accused of sexually assaulting girl under his care

by Christopher Burns September 26, 2025September 26, 2025

Police and Courts

Mainer accused of sexual assault arrested after fleeing to Mexico

by Christopher Burns September 22, 2025September 22, 2025

Listen to survivors and release the full Epstein files

by The BDN Editorial Board September 16, 2025September 16, 2025

Police and Courts

Connecticut man allegedly came to Maine to sexually abuse teen

by Christopher Burns July 14, 2025July 14, 2025

Police and Courts

Mainer gets 60 years for making child sexual abuse material

by Annie Rupertus June 17, 2025June 17, 2025

Police and Courts

A man allegedly broke into a midcoast Maine home and assaulted 2 people inside

by Christopher Burns June 16, 2025June 16, 2025

Police and Courts

Uber driver sentenced for Bangor sex assault

by Christopher Burns May 9, 2025May 9, 2025

Once reluctant, Maine leaders have changed how they talk about sexual assault in the National Guard

by Callie Ferguson April 14, 2025May 2, 2025

State

Maine doesn’t have a statewide system to track rape kits. Lawmakers are considering a bill to change that.

by Adrienne Washington, The Maine Monitor April 7, 2025May 2, 2025

Police and Courts

Maine man accused of molesting Florida girl

by Christopher Burns March 21, 2025March 21, 2025

Police and Courts

Former Bangor doctor pleads not guilty to sexual assault

by Marie Weidmayer March 20, 2025March 20, 2025

Police and Courts

Maine art teacher charged with sexual exploitation of a minor

by CBS 13 March 11, 2025March 11, 2025

Police and Courts

Maine’s high court asked to reconsider ruling on statute of limitations in child sexual abuse claims

by Susan Sharon, Maine Public February 12, 2025February 12, 2025

Police and Courts

Judge denies new trial for man convicted of murdering 12-year-old girl in 1988

by Marie Weidmayer January 31, 2025January 31, 2025

Police and Courts

Woman sues Fort Kent Jehovah’s Witnesses over alleged sexual abuse

by Paula Brewer January 22, 2025January 23, 2025

State

Janet Mills pardoned a man she defended in a sexual assault case

by Billy Kobin January 21, 2025January 21, 2025