A wealthy attorney who came close to being elected governor of Maine in 2010 is expected to plead guilty to possessing videos and images of child sexual abuse and to serve nine months in prison, according to a court document.
Eliot Cutler, 76, is due in an Ellsworth courtroom on Thursday, where he's expected to plead guilty to four counts of possession of sexually explicit material of a child under 12, according to terms of the agreement hammered out with prosecutors. Each count carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison, but the sentencing memorandum filed Monday by Cutler's attorney calls for him to get a four-year term with all but nine months suspended.
The judge would still need to approve of the deal.
