AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - A former Maine resident has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a 3-year-old boy.
Sarah Conway was convicted by an Augusta jury of gross sexual assault Wednesday. The Kennebec Journal (https://bit.ly/2rFjxMz ) reports Conway admitted the assault occurred but says she only did so because her former boyfriend, Stephen Smith, forced her.
Smith is in prison serving an 18-year sentence for that, among other crimes.
A jury had previously failed to reach a verdict on Conway’s guilt. District Attorney Meaghan Maloney says she is glad the case was tried a second time, and she “firmly believe(s) it was the right verdict.”
Conway has been transferred to the Kennebec County Jail, where she will be held until sentencing. She faces a maximum of 30 years in prison.
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