Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
State of Maine v. Ernest Fyans
August 19, 20252025 ME 78
Summary
The court affirmed Fyans's conviction for gross sexual assault because circumstantial evidence supported the victims' marital-status elements and the required age difference. It vacated the unlawful-sexual-contact conviction because the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the limitations period was tolled long enough to remain open when the prosecution began. Because the sentences were concurrent, the court also vacated the sentence on Count 1 and remanded for resentencing. No separate opinions were filed.