child abuse
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PublishedOctober 18, 2022
Jury finds Stockton Springs mother guilty of murdering son
Jessica Trefethen, 36, is convicted of depraved indifference murder in the death of her 3-year-old son, Maddox Williams.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2022
Waldo County boy, 3, died from ‘battered child syndrome,’ medical examiner testifies
Deputy Chief Medical Examiner Liam Funte testified that Jessica Trefethen's son Maddox Williams had multiple injuries that were not consistent with the normal activities of a 3-year-old.
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PublishedOctober 6, 2022
Grandmother testifies mother mistreated toddler because ‘he looked too much like his father’
Sherry Johnson testified at her daughter's murder trial Thursday about the day they brought 3-year-old Maddox Williams to the hospital. She noticed bruising and said her daughter would often call Maddox 'ugly.'
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PublishedOctober 5, 2022
Teenager describes abuse of 3-year-old at mother’s trial on murder charge
Six witnesses testified on the first day of Jessica Trefethen's trial in the 2021 death of her son Maddox Williams of Stockton Springs.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2022
Commentary: It’s not about politics. It’s about our system of checks and balances
In order to do its job, the Government Oversight Committee needs access to DHHS records on four children who died in Maine last year.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2022
Maine Voices: More effort must be made to protect children in state care
Meaningful reform of Maine’s Office of Child and Family Services will require input from people with firsthand experience of its workings.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2022
Old Orchard Beach man faces new child abuse charges
Joshua Ouellette, arrested on charges of abusing a Sanford child, is now accused of assaulting a 3-year old South Portland boy and his mother.
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PublishedApril 10, 2022
The Maine Millennial: Smacking an adult is assault, but smacking a kid is parenting?
What Will Smith did to Chris Rock is legal in Maine ... but only if you're a parent doing it to your own child.
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PublishedApril 9, 2022
Maine Voices: State funding is needed to ensure the safety of Maine children
To truly recognize April as Child Abuse Prevention Month, investing in abuse and neglect prevention alongside improvements to the intervention system is essential.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2022
State watchdog: Poor training, high workloads hampering child abuse investigations
A new OPEGA report did not directly say that the deficiencies contributed to the four child deaths that occurred within a month of each other last summer, sparking its investigation.
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