Accused teacher to remain jailed
By BETTY ADAMS
Staff Writer Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel 10/25/2007

By BETTY ADAMS

Staff Writer

AUGUSTA -- A former Monmouth Academy teacher will remain behind bars for at least a week after his arrest early Tuesday in the driveway of the home of the girl he is accused of molesting.

Christopher I. Dumaine, 39, of Readfield was arrested at 4:15 a.m. Tuesday and charged with violating bail conditions by having contact with the girl.

Maine State Police, who had Dumaine under surveillance, said Dumaine drove to and from his home late Monday night or early Tuesday, then got into his car with the young girl early Tuesday and drove to her driveway.

He had been out on $500 cash bail since Oct. 11, when he pleaded not guilty to two charges each of gross sexual assault and unlawful sexual contact. A condition of bail banned him from contact with the 16-year-old girl, who was one of Dumaine's students. She is the same victim listed in all charges.

On Wednesday, Dumaine told a judge via video link from the Kennebec County jail that he understood the new charge of violating a condition of bail.

District Court Judge David Kennedy said he would not request a plea since this was an initial appearance on the alleged bail violation, a felony offense.

Dumaine's attorney, Walter McKee, said he and prosecutors agreed Dumaine would be held without bail with the right to request a bail hearing at a later date.

Kennedy set a review hearing in Kennebec County Superior Court for 8:30 a.m. Jan. 8. However, District Attorney Evert Fowle he expected Dumaine to return to court in a week or so to ask for a bail hearing.

At that time, he said, prosecutors would pursue a motion, filed Tuesday, to revoke Dumaine's bail.

The parents of the girl named as a victim in both complaints watched Wednesday's proceedings in Augusta District Court.

They declined to be interviewed, saying through a spokeswoman they want to protect their daughter's privacy. They and their friends winced visibly when the girl's name was read aloud in court.

The Kennebec Journal does not publish the names of victims of alleged sexual abuse.

The judge permitted a television camera in court, but limited it to showing the video screen on which the defendant could be seen wearing an orange, jail-issued uniform.

Dumaine was a teacher at Monmouth Academy for 16 years until submitting a one-line resignation letter in September.

The indictment listing sexual assault charges says the offenses occurred between June 1 and Sept. 14.

Betty Adams -- 621-5631

badams@centralmaine.com

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Bunni of Brunswick, ME
Oct 25, 2007 5:39 AM
The girl is as "guilty" as the teacher.report abuse
John of Camden, ME
Oct 25, 2007 6:00 AM
Bunni, that's what all the pedophiles say.report abuse
Leon Richard of Farmington, ME
Oct 25, 2007 6:53 AM
The guy is a moron, and she's well on her way. However, we expect 16 year old's, girls and boys, to be morons. As the adult in the situation, this guy should be well aware that that is his role. THE ADULT IN THE SITUATION. Don't give a darn if she threw herself at him naked. He had a job to do, and he failed miserably. He not only failed miserable, he messed up his own life and that of his family. And, he did something that threatens that young woman's healthy development as well.

"She asked for it." has been the mantra of rapists and child abusers for all of time. That's only true if men truly are animals, driven by hormones and lust, who cannot control themselves.

It's not that I don't understand the temptation. If nobody wanted to do these things, it wouldn't be against the law. Right? The plain fact remains, she cannot possibly consent to a sexual relationship with her teacher. No more than a patient can consent, freely and willingly, to a relationship with a medical provider. report abuse
gary savard of lewiston, ME
Oct 25, 2007 7:15 AM
This guy obviously has some BIG problems!report abuse

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