AUGUSTA, Maine — Police in Maine say a registered sex offender who took photographs of children in public places didn't break any laws.
The Kennebec Journal reported that Augusta police have received multiple calls about a man taking photographs of children and posting them to an online photo management and display site. The Maine sex offender registry said the man was convicted of gross sexual assault in 2006 and served a sentence. Authorities haven't identified him.
Lt. Kevin Lully added the pictures are "concerning" but not criminal. Police said federal law allows people to photograph people in public places. Lully said the action would only be a crime if the sex offender was on probation. He is not.
Lully said police have interviewed the man.