GOP Official Busted For Child Porn After Claiming He’s The Victim In Stalking Arrest

Ron Delancer

John Hiatt, a Maine Republican who is the Penobscot County Treasurer and member of the Bangor School Committee, was arrested this week on charges of felony child porn possession, the Bangor Daily News reports.

It’s unclear if Hiatt used a school-issued computer or tablet to download child pornography, but a department-owned tablet was seized by police during an earlier investigation into a harassment complaint against the official. Sexually explicit images of children under the age of 12 were allegedly found, according to the report.

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“The affidavit in this case and the evidence, in this case, will show that this particular defendant had at least one still photo and two videos of a 5-year-old engaged in sexually explicit conduct with an adult male,” Penobscot County Assistant District Attorney Chris Almy said.

Accordingfacing charges to the Bangor Daily News, Hiatt is already facing charges for the alleged stalking and harassment of a woman on social media and in text messages earlier this year. He was arrested on May 14 on multiple charges that included felony invasion of privacy.

Hiatt had said that he was the real victim, alleging that the woman had sexually assaulted him. But when detectives tried to contact Hiatt about his allegations, he reportedly refused to speak with them.

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Before his arrest this Tuesday, Hiatt vowed to seek reelection in both his positions. He is also a member of the Republican State Committee.

If convicted of either his child pornography or felony invasion of privacy charges, Hiatt faces up to five years in prison and thousands of dollars in fine.

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