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Skowhegan man arrested on child porn charges; police look to identify victims

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SKOWHEGAN, Maine (WGAN) Maine State Police say there may be more victims of a man who was arrested on child porn charges last month.

State police say 28-year-old Christopher Raiche is being held at the Somerset County Jail on $250,000 bail. He was arrested October 18th after the State Police Computer Crimes Unit and Homeland Security searched his home on Hilltop Drive in Skowhegan. He is charged with a single count of possessing sexually explicit material and investigators think he may have taken dozens of sexually explicit photos of Maine children, all under the age of 12.

Police seized electronic devices from Raiche’s home that are still being analyzed. Raiche was employed by T-Mobile’s call center in Oakland. He was also a baby sitter at his and other homes. Some Maine children have been identified and investigators think there may be more Maine victims.

Raiche made his first court appearance in Skowhegan October 21. He was originally being held in lieu of $50,000 bail, but the judge increased it to $250,000.

Anyone with information on Raiche or potential victims is asked to contact the computer crimes unit through the Public Safety communications center in Augusta: 624-7076

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