Eliot Cutler arrested on charges of child pornography

Eliot Cutler, a prominent political figure in Maine, has been arrested on charges of child pornography. He was arrested after the police searched his homes on the back of search warrants in Pine Street and Brooklin. Shannon Moss, the Public Safety Spokesperson, confirmed his arrest, which was made after a two-month investigation.

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children tipped off the police in December on the back of a single picture. Foster stated that at least ten other files were found when police searched his devices.

He has a $50,000 cash bail and is serving time at the Hancock County Jail. Monday is when he will be in court, and there are other charges against him that are probably expected.


Walter Mckee, attorney to Cutler, visited his client in jail. He stated that 50 grand is a lot of money and did not comment further. Cutler ran for governor as an independent candidate in 2010 and 2014.

Cutler did well in his first run by endorsing Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, but lost to Paul LePage, a Republican.

Cutler was seen as a spoiler who helped LePage win. He only garnered a few votes in 2010 when he ran against Libby Mitchell and LePage. The same situation happened in 2014 when he was running against LePage and Mike Michaud.

Cutler was a lawyer and businessman in the 1970s. He served in Sen. Ed Muskie's office in Maine and has experience working in the Office of Management and Budget with President Jimmy Carter.

A few years back, he became Maine System University's CEO and worked to boost enrollment and strengthen the graduate programs. He resigned in 2017.

Cutler also resigned from the board of the Lender Foundation this Wednesday. The Executive Director of the Foundation stated that they were deeply hurt by the accusations being brought up against Cutler.

He was a part of high-level governance and strategy previously. He did not interfere with the students directly who took part in programming, which was grant-funded.