Judge Grants Eliot Cutler 9-to-5 Internet Access as Computer Search Delays Probation Hearing
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Updated · Press Herald · Jun 1
Judge Grants Eliot Cutler 9-to-5 Internet Access as Computer Search Delays Probation Hearing
3 articles · Updated · Press Herald · Jun 1
Superior Court Justice Patrick Larson let Eliot Cutler use the internet from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays while he remains out of jail awaiting his next probation hearing.
The judge delayed the revocation proceedings to give investigators more time to search Cutler’s computer after a dispute over passwords the state said it needed to access the device.
Cutler, 79, faces five alleged probation and bail violations, including seeking an escort, using unauthorized devices and possessing banned pornography; no new hearing date has been set.
In May, he admitted having an unmonitored phone, viewing a striptease video and possessing the pornography tied to his February arrest, though he has pleaded not guilty to the violations.
Cutler was sentenced in 2023 to nine months in jail and six years of probation after pleading guilty to possessing thousands of child sexual abuse images, and was released in January 2024.
How will a new legal standard for explicit content impact this repeat probation violator's case?
Can the internet, the tool of a crime, also be the key to an offender's rehabilitation?
Is family supervision a reliable safeguard when monitoring a high-risk offender online?