AUGUSTA -- A Waterville man will spend 45 months behind bars for molesting two girls: one over a period of years beginning in 2004, in Norridgewock; the other Nov. 29, 2008, in Waterville.

Raymond H. Gogan, 43, was sentenced Tuesday in Kennebec County Superior Court on three separate charges of unlawful sexual contact. Two charges were from Kennebec County and the other from Somerset County.

The judge imposed a longer initial period of imprisonment than recommended by attorneys after hearing from the victims in court.

Deputy District Attorney Alan Kelley told Justice Nancy Mills the Norridgewock charge arose as police were investigating the complaint in Waterville.

Kelley and Gogan's attorney, Charles T. Ferris, supported a sentence of eight years in prison, with all but three suspended, and five years' probation.

One of the girls was a victim in Norridgewock and again, later, in Waterville. She was younger than 12 when the abuse began, Kelley told the judge.

The newspaper's policy is not to publish information identifying victims of sexual abuse.

Her mother told the judge her daughter "was hurt mentally, emotionally and physically."

The girl's grandmother read the girl's statement for her as she and four other young girls sobbed in the back of the courtroom.

The victim wrote she remains scared Gogan will get out of jail and come after her.

"He disgusts me and creeps me out," she said.

The second victim said, "He affected me a lot and he hurt me a lot."

Gogan apologized for his actions.

"I'm very ashamed of what I've done," he said, adding he tried to get counseling once he was charged with the crimes. "I've ruined some kids' lives. It won't happen ever again. I will make sure it."

Conditions of probation require Gogan to attend sex offender counseling; ban him from contact with the two victims and a younger sister of one of them; and ban him from the workplaces of some of the adults.

He also is barred from unsupervised contact with girls younger than 16 and ordered to pay up to $3,500 to cover unreimbursed costs of counseling for the victims.

Betty Adams -- 621-5631

badams@centralmaine.com