BANGOR, Maine — A Glenburn woman pleaded guilty Monday to sex charges involving a 7-year-old boy, according to the Penobscot County district attorney’s office.
Katie Dube, 27, of Glenburn and Terrence A. Pinkham, 27, of Bangor were indicted May 30 by the Penobscot County grand jury on five counts of gross sexual assault and two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. The victim is related to one of the adults, according to a previously published report.
Dube, who pleaded guilty to all seven charges, is expected to be sentenced in November or December, according to the district attorney’s office.
Deputy District Attorney Michael Roberts, who is prosecuting the case, said he would recommend that Dube be sentenced to 17 years in prison and 15 years of supervised release. Defense attorney Hunter Tzovarras may argue for a lesser sentence, Roberts said.
The case against Pinkham is pending. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges. He is scheduled to be in court next month when it will be decided whether he will go forward with a trial, Roberts said Monday.
The couple were arrested in early May in Brewer.
Police began an investigation into Dube and Pinkham after an electronic photo of a sexual assault involving a child was sent to Brewer police, according to a previously published report.
Brewer police Detective Sgt. Jay Munson said last month that the couple “created child porn” but did not distribute images over the Internet.
Before she reached a plea agreement with the district attorney’s office, Dube faced up to life in prison because the victim was under the age of 12 and a fine of up to $50,000 on the sexual assault charges, according to Roberts. She faced up to 10 years in prison and fines of up to $20,000 on the sexual exploitation charges.
If convicted, Pinkham faces the same penalties and fines, the prosecutor said Monday.
Dube and Pinkham remained Monday at the Penobscot County Jail unable to make bail. Her bail was set at $50,000 cash while his was set at $100,000.
PLEASE, Judge give her the MAXIMUM sentence. PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is Maine, she’ll get the max with all but 6 months suspended. Sentencing for child abusers is no where near harsh enough.
If this was my child I can assure you the sentence would be very harsh. They would be begging to go to prison.
I understand what you meant, (and pretty much agree with what you meant,) but if you were the parent of this child you’d be going up river just like them, just as harshly for committing this crime. (That’s what the charges were about.) REmember, this is kind of just an update, they were arrested way back in May.
Well that is fairly sick. 7 years old, I hope he gets all the help he needs to get past this and is able to live a normal life.
Yeah, he’s old enough to remember this garbage. He has to learn that it wasn’t his fault.
POS
True but, that would be bragging her up!
NOW this is the type of crime that demands the harshest punishment, able to be given!! They both are sick/ disturbed/EVIL individuals, In My Opinion…. Rehab will fix them, EVER…
Two 27 year old individuals sexually exploiting a 7 year old child….sickening and demands the maximum punishment allowed by law…..which IMHO would not be punishment enough…..
DEATH PENALTY for such sick individuals!!!!! There is no helping these people.
error…, left out word!!. Rehab will NOT fix them!!!
I knew exactly what you meant!
a woman havin sex with a 7 yr old boy…is that even possible for a 7 yr old???
more than likely she will get 10 years with all but 6 days suspended
Not too far from the truth!
at least we agree here
She and anyone that does or would harm a child in this manner surely should NOT get a suspended sentence. I hope she has a MISERABLE, HATEFUL & HARD TIME.
A friend of mine worked in a prison where a priest sex offender was sentenced.His lawyer asked for solitary due to threats.The paperwork “wasn’t reviewed” and the first night the guy was there he “slipped in the shower”Guards blamed the inability to help him on budget cuts.Mmhmm.No tears here.Why is there even bail?
Say it like it is. I remember back that far also and that is true with any young boy.
She and her partner in crime deserve the maximum sentence. I feel badly for the 7 year old, who will need lots of help to overcome the damage done by these depraved individuals. May God be able to forgive them, I am not sure that us mere humans should be expected to.
The DA better have not given this monster a deal. Give her the MAX!
Dube faces up to 30 years in prison and a fine of up to $50,000 on the sexual assault charges. She faces up to 10 years in prison and fines of up to $20,000 on the sexual exploitation charges.
Meanwhile this poor little boy faces a life sentence of being completely messed up by people he trusted….They should face the SAME sentence.
What could possibly be sexually attractive about a 7 year old???
Only the depraved pedophiles know. The rest of us don’t want to even think about it.
I’m sickened by reading this.
Give them life. They will never change. Some diseases you can concur but not this kind. She should not ever be able to have children and he should be shot
Gross! I went to high school with this scum! Lock them up, and throw away the key. They both deserve to ROT!
Throwing away the key is not the best idea. Itd make getting the cadavers out the the cells a bit of a hassle, don’t you think?
jail is too good for her
jail is to good for that thing
Katie Dube, you should never be allowed to see the light of day again. You ruined this child, he’ll never be normal again. My heart breaks for this little, tiny, innocent boy. I hate you.
Just so everyone here is on the same page.the 7 year old boy is doing just fine.He’s living with relitives now that love him very much and he’s getting all the help he needs,also,that 7 yr old boy is the biological son to ms.Dube.The one thing the good old court system we have forgot to mention.just sayin
If it were possible to make things worse by your information about it being her son,you just did.
this child may be doing fine on the outside but will have problems from this abuse for the rest of his life. emotionally, mentally. everyone is glad he’s with people who love him and he is geting help for the horror these two did to him. i hope they both get the max! most people cannot even comprehend the thinking of these sick people. and i hope to God they never have anymore children.
PLEAD not PLEADED!!!! Come on!
Actually pleaded is a proper past tense of plead. Pled is the other proper past tense. Plead is present tense.