Former gubernatorial candidate Elliot Cutler was arrested, Monday, Feb. 9, caught violating his probation for a third time.
Cutler in 2023 was convicted of possession of sexually explicit material of a minor under 12. He was accused of possessing 80,000 images of children being sexually assaulted.
From the Maine State Police:
On Monday, February 9, 2026, at approximately 4:20 PM, the Maine State Police Special Victim’s Unit arrested 79-year-old Eliot Cutler of Brooklin in South Portland. Maine State Police Detectives were in Cumberland County conducting separate, unrelated investigative activity and were at a hotel in South Portland when Cutler was encountered. During that interaction, it was determined that Cutler was in violation of the conditions of his probation. After consulting with Cutler’s Probation Officer, Cutler was taken into custody and transported to the Cumberland County Jail, where he is being held on a probation hold.
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