Friday, October 12, 2012

Kennebunk police delay releasing names of alleged johns, await court ruling

BIDDEFORD, Maine — Kennebunk police said they will wait for a court decision on a motion to block the release of alleged clients' names in relation to the Kennebunk prostitution case before releasing a list of people charged.

“We're erring on the side of being courteous,” said Kennebunk Police Lt. Tony Bean Burpee. “Showing good faith.”

Bean Burpee said it could take as much as a day or two before the court hands down a decision.
Attorney Stephen Schwartz, whose motion to block the release of his clients' names was denied this morning in Biddeford District Court, has filed an appeal he expects to go as high as Maine Supreme Court.

Bean Burpee said Schwartz had hand-delivered a request for a stay on the decision handed down earlier in Biddeford District Court

Schwartz, of Portland firm Schwartz and Schwartz, said while his clients are being charged with a crime, they are also victims of one.

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