CLINTON, Maine — A 28-year-old local man is facing three felony sexual assault or sexual abuse charges for crimes involving a child, Clinton police Chief Craig Johnson said Monday.
Adam Dyer, 28, was charged with two counts of gross sexual assault, a Class B crime, and sexual abuse of a minor, a Class C crime, on Friday after an investigation by Sgt. Stanley Bell, the chief said.
The victim is a young teenager, according to Johnson.
Bell’s investigation was assisted by Maine State Police Detective Christopher Tremblay, the chief said.
“A search warrant was applied for and an arrest warrant was applied for and, obviously, they were both approved and executed Friday night,” Johnson said. “It was a joint investigation between us and Maine State Police.”
Officers from both law enforcement agencies conducted the search and evidence was removed from Dyer’s home, which is where the crimes allegedly occurred, the police chief said.
Dyer was taken to Kennebec County Jail, where he remained Monday afternoon, a jail official said. He faces a penalty of up to 10 years in prison if convicted of one of the Class B crimes.