September 5, 2012

Fryeburg man pleads not guilty to molesting infants

Luke Edmunds, 22, is charged with possession of sexually explicit materials and unlawful sexual contact.

The Associated Press

PARIS — A Fryeburg man has pleaded not guilty to molesting two infants and possessing child pornography.

Twenty-two-year-old Luke Edmunds was arraigned Tuesday in Oxford County Superior Court on charges of possession of sexually explicit materials and unlawful sexual contact.

The Sun Journal reports that a Maine State Police investigator says Edmunds was living in Fryeburg with a family member when police traced an Internet address sharing child pornography on file-sharing networks. Police subpoenaed FairPoint Communications and found the Internet account registered to Edmunds' grandfather.

That man didn't know how to use the Internet. But police say Edmunds admitted to sharing the files. Police were later told by two people that Edmunds had sexually touched two infants.

Edmunds is being held at Cumberland County Jail in Portland on $500 cash bail and if released, is barred from using the Internet or having contact with any children under 16 years old.

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