Alleged sex crimes involving minor occurred in Rochester, Somersworth, N. Berwick
Harrison Thorp Noon
DOVER - A Rochester man accused of dozens of sex crimes against a minor remains on high bail today at York (Maine) County Jail. The charges involve a girl under the age of 16 and were carried out in both Maine and New Hampshire, according to Strafford County Deputy Attorney Emily Garod. Richard Crispin, 25, of 23 Salmon Falls Estates, is currently being held at York County Jail on $50,000 cash bail, a jail spokesman said on Friday. The charges against him in Maine are for gross sexual assault, a Class A felony that carries a minimum 25-year sentence. A supervisor at York County Superior Court said today that there are numerous criminal complaints against him, including at least one that occurred in North Berwick, Maine. She said she was unable to give more specific details on the case. Garod, who is prosecuting the case in New Hampshire, did not know when Crispin would be arraigned in Dover. She also said it's not clear whether New Hampshire or Maine would prosecute the case first. The most serious charges facing Crispin in New Hampshire include 11 counts of manufacturing child sex abuse images between July 2019 and March 2021 "in that he did knowing direct a visual representation of (victim) in sexually explicit conduct." Crispin was also indicted on three drug charges from April 7, 2021, for allegedly possessing ketamine, amphetamine, and methyl​enedioxy​-methamphetamine, commonly known as ecstasy or molly, His home address on those filings show him residing at the York (Maine) County Jail. The drug indictments are for alleged crimes committed in Rochester.
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