Monmouth, MAINE

It's Maine. Don't look for logic.

August 8, 2008 - Bizarrely, at a recent hearing, a judge ruled to allow a convicted sex offender, former teacher Christopher Dumaine, 40, receive letters and packages from his victim despite probation donditions that ban contact with the victim.

Dumaine's psychologist testified that those items were beneficial to Dumaine's treatment. Dumaine is currently on probation, the conditions of which ban him from being at his former workplace, Monmouth Academy, and bars contact with the victim. Dumaine's probation officer sought to have items sent from the girl returned and the state wanted to have the probation officer approve the people who supervise that contact. Both were ruled against by lowercase judge justice Nancy Mills.

Dumaine lost his certification to teach in Maine as of Nov. 20, 2007.

TT entry for Dumaine. The girl was 16 at the time of his arrest. He was married. Dumaine will be a registered sex offender for 10 years.