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PORTLAND, Maine — Two-time gubernatorial candidate and wealthy environmental lawyer Eliot Cutler [Democrat] was arrested for possession of child pornography on Friday, two days after search warrants were executed on his two homes in Maine.
Cutler, 75, ran for governor twice as an independent and used his personal wealth to bankroll both campaigns.
He was charged with four counts of possession of sexually explicit material of a child under 12, Hancock County District Attorney Matthew J. Foster said. Each carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison.
“The case against Cutler is one of the highest-profile ones ever brought against a prominent Maine political figure. Cutler, a wealthy lawyer born in Bangor, was an aide to U.S. Sen. Edmund Muskie and President Jimmy Carter in the 1960s and 1970s. He has been a major figure in international business and greater Portland’s civic world. He returned to Maine politics as an independent gubernatorial candidate in 2010, narrowly losing to Republican Paul LePage after a late surge past the Democrat in the race. Cutler ran for governor again in 2014, but only mustered an also-ran performance at 8 percent of votes.”
