WISCASSET, Maine — A Wiscasset man assaulted a 16-year-old girl twice on March 17, pulling her down a flight of stairs, slamming her head into a door and choking her, according to police.
Luke S. Morse, 22, faces charges of Class B felony aggravated assault and Class D domestic violence assault for alleged incidents involving the same girl in Waldoboro and Wiscasset.
Morse assaulted the girl at his Wiscasset residence first, according to an affidavit by Waldoboro police Officer Larry Hesseltine.
Morse “grabbed her by the legs and pulled her off the bed and down the stairs,” Hesseltine said. “Morse then picked [her] up in a bear-hug-type hold and drove her head-first into the door frame to the bedroom,” injuring her eye.
Morse allegedly assaulted the girl again at a Waldoboro home later the same day.
Hesseltine said that Morse grabbed the girl by the throat and choked her.
“During the choking incident, Morse slammed [her] head into the floor,” injuring her other eye, he said.
The girl suffered visible injuries to her face, neck and arms, the officer said.
Wiscasset Police Chief Troy Cline arrested Morse in Wiscasset later that same day.
As of Tuesday, Morse remained at Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset in lieu of $10,000 cash bail.