47-year-old Stephen Huffer, described by Hallowell Police as “a lifetime sex offender,” has been arrested again. After a tip, he was discovereed at a camp site set-up near Hall-Dale Elementary School.
From the Hallowell Police Department:
This week Officers of the Hallowell Police department were investigating a tip regarding a sex offender who was in violation of the registry and had set up camp in the woods near the elementary School. On Winthrop street, officers discovered the camp site in close proximity to the University of Maine Campus dorms and the Halldale Elementary School. Officers discovered evidence which corroborated the tip and determined that Stephen Huffer age 47 was living in Hallowell near the schools. Huffer is a lifetime sex offender in Maine and is required to register within 24 hours of moving to a new location. Huffer failed to comply with this restriction. Late in the evening of 9/9/25 Officer set up surveillance and arrested Mr. Huffer while in his tent. Huffer is currently on probation for gross sexual assault and unlawful sexual contact. Additionally he was free on bail conditions for a pending felony charge of violation of the sex offender registry laws. This will be the 3 time since 2021 that Huffer has been arrested for violation of sex offender registry requirements. Huffer is currently being held at the Kennebec County Jail without bail.
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