HAMPDEN, Maine — A part-time police officer has been placed on administrative leave after being accused of unlawful sexual contact, according to Hampden Police Chief Joe Rogers.
“On April 1, we received a report of unlawful sexual contact with a [person] over the age 18” implicating the officer, the police chief said Thursday morning. “We investigated the case and put [him] on administrative leave.”
The Hampden man is also a full-time dispatcher for Penobscot Regional Communications Center in Bangor and has been been suspended from that job.
“He’s on administrative leave here,” Jim Ryan, PRCC director, said Thursday.
The Bangor Daily News is not naming the man because he has not been charged with a crime.
Hampden’s investigation into the complaint is complete, according to Rogers.
“We’ve referred it to the DA’s office for review and charges,” Rogers said, referring to the district attorney’s office.
Penobscot County Assistant District Attorney Marianne Lynch, who is handling the case, said she could not release any details about the alleged crime. As of Thursday morning, no charges had been filed.