Two-time Maine gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler (I) was arrested for possession of child pornography following a two-month investigation, the Portland Press Herald reports.
That list of charges may grow as investigators sift through terabytes of information seized during two searches that preceded his arrest.
The Bangor Daily News reports Cutler admitted to state police that they would find child pornography on his electronic devices.
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