DAMARISCOTTA (NEWS CENTER Maine) — A Damariscotta man has been arrested and is charged with sex crimes involving a minor.
Sixty-two-year-old Norman L. Newton, Sr., of Damariscotta, was arrested on Sunday, April 22, charged with gross sexual assault by a Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputy.
Police say they had been investigating Newton for several offenses over the years. They believe there are no other people involved in the case and that the victim was someone Newton knew.
Newton is currently being held at the Two Bridges Regional Jail on $5,000 cash bail.