ELIOT Cutler is an American lawyer known for running in the 2010 gubernatorial election in Maine.
The 75-year-old lawyer was born in Bangor, Maine, and lost to Republican Paul LePage.
2
Who is Eliot R. Cutler?
Cutler attended Harvard College in 1968 before moving on to Georgetown University Law Center in 1974.
He was an attorney and former advisor to President Jimmy Carter and Senator Ed Muskie.
Cutler ran twice as an independent for Maine’s governor in 2010 and 2014.
The lawyer is married to his wife Melanie Cutler, they share three children together.
Was Eliot R. Cutler arrested?
On March 25, 2022, WMTW of Maine, reported that Cutler had been arrested.
Cutler has been arrested on four counts of possession of unlawful sexually explicit material of a minor.
According to reports, the arrest comes after a two-month-long investigation of the lawyer.
The investigation consisted of a search of multiple homes belonging to Cutler.
Most read in US News
The local news outlet reported that earlier in the week, police searched two homes belonging to Cutler in Portland and in Brooklin.
According to the Hancock County district attorney, the material they have obtained contains children under the age of 12.
Cutler was arrested at his residence in Brooklin, Maine. He is currently being held at the Hancock County Jail on a $50,000 bond.
On March 24, it was announced that Cutler is being represented by Walter McKee, a top criminal defense lawyer based in Augusta, Maine.
2
What is being said about Eliot R. Cutler?
Upon the news of Cutler’s arrest, many took to Twitter to comment on the former gubernatorial candidate.
One Twitter user who claimed to have covered Cutler’s campaign wrote that he was shocked to hear the news.
“I covered Eliot Cutler a lot during his run for Governor of Maine and this is genuinely shocking to me. I’m honestly in disbelief that the guy I covered might be capable of terrible, terrible things.”
News Center Maine reports that each count carries a prison term of up to 10 years and a $5,000 fine.
In the 2010 election, he came within two percentage points of Republican Paul LePage but conceded the race.
We pay for your stories!
Do you have a story for The US Sun team?
