Adam Sunny Flanders

The puppies opened their eyes recently. They don't look like puppies, in my opinion; more like smug little bears. The brown and white one yawns a lot. They are of course still suckling, though Bebe is much less protective of them and checks in on them only occasionally. That said, if she spots any of the other poms going into the bedroom, there's always pomeranian drama, lol. Puppy pictures are below ^-^

My plants are doing well. I finally decided to cut back the belladonna, which almost immediately grew new leaves from the 1/2" stems I left. I've been wanting to start some Black Pearl Peppers (the leaves are black instead of green) and Easter Egg Radishes, the latter of which may help me with one of my graduate projects. I transplanted the belladonna outside when it was relatively warm the other day. I'm hoping the roots may survive the rest of the Maine winter, especially since the species is native to Europe. I also have some blue water lilies growing and although their stems are about a foot long now, their growth, much like that of the Colchicaceae plants, has virtually halted, though they remain healthy. I have them under a grow light, but I'm not sure it's helping.

Two of my three orchids are shooting, an odd time considering the light is at a minimum right now. One of them, an Encyclia orchid I got from R.F. Orchids in Florida nearly two years ago, will bloom for the first time in its life. The flowers supposedly smell of chocolate, so I'm excited! I will post pictures when they bloom.

Among my Christmas presents were two microscopes - a dissecting scope and an objective microscope with 2,000X power. It's my fourth objective microscope, but this one includes an attachment for dark-field microscopy, which is great for certain microorganisms with transparent bodies. I had to cut some infected leaf tissue from one of my Phalaenopsis orchids the other day and I was able to view the stomata, chloroplasts, nucleus, and nucleolus very clearly even though I don't have any stains yet. Just by adjusting the diaphragm, I was able to observe changes in the cytoplasmic streaming of the chloroplasts.

Unfortunately UMaine doesn't offer any courses in plant histology, so I'm on my own when it comes to using my microtome and figuring out what stains I need to order. There are a lot of good resources online, though. I'll post pictures when I get some good ones. I also ordered a camera mount while I was in California, so now I can take time-lapse videos. I'm hoping to (very carefully) slice open a dicot plant seed in order to photograph the embryonic developmental stages (embryogenesis), which are very distinctive. This Summer I'll likely take some time to document the cleavage stages of amphibian eggs and their embryonic development as well. In the meantime there's limitless things to look at for fun, like my red and white blood cells, cheek cells, hair, and microorganisms, many species of which I can find in the standing water around my orchids. Sometimes I'm lucky enough to come across Daphnia, my favorite. I bet they will show up well under the dark field.

Bebe just had two new puppies a few days ago. They are super cute. Dean came over to stay and see the puppies, too, and we're patching things up. I really love him and I really hope it lasts forever this time.

Just got home from my California vacation last night. I had an awesome time and it was a nice break from the cold weather here. Most of the time the temperature was between 70 and 80. Thanks to my uncle and aunt Ray and Debby for having me! While there I stayed in Orange County and visited Laguna Beach, San Diego and the Zoo, Balboa Park, Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden, Aquarium of the Pacific, Hollywood Boulevard, the Griffith Observatory, Palm Springs, the Living Desert, and Top of the World Mountain. I've made an Online Album of my California Vacation if you'd like to see some of my pics :).

As I mentioned in my last post, Part II will provide information about the criminal records of Josh and Chris Lowell. Chris Lowell was a child and wife abuser, a felon and thief, and an attempted murderer. Following in his father's footsteps, Josh Lowell is likewise an abuser and a child molester, having raped his 4-year-old stepbrother on numerous occasions and abused me throughout our relationship, both emotionally and physically. These are the people I dealt with for over a year. Josh set me up for his father, who then tried to kill me. Because there is so much information and much of it spans several years, I will list in chronological order, information about Chris and Josh Lowell, with relevant links where appropriates. Please refer to Part I and the videos and transcripts of Josh and Chris's interrogations for more information.

• CHRIS LOWELL
• 8/27/2003 - Kris Lowell, Chris's former wife, files a Protection from Abuse Order on behalf of herself and their child, Brooke Lowell. Kris accuses Chris of threatening her and Brooke. The Order is immediately granted and Chris loses custody of Brooke.
• 9/2006 - Danielle Lee divorces her previous husband, Robert Lee.
• 10/14/2006 - Danielle Lee marries Chris Lowell.
• 12/11/2006 - Begins abusing his position as a Bank of America vice president and embezzles money from several BoA customers for about 9 months. (Indicted in May 2008). Likely committed suicide before he could be convicted.
• 2/11/2007 - During interrogation tells Detective Thompson that he "grabbed Adam and I just threw him down on the bed and I had both hands around, with a death grip, around the wrist that he had the knife on, and I put my neck to his throat, to keep him placed. He started turning blue and he said 'They're gonna arrest you for murder, you're gonna kill me, I can't breathe,' he started choking a little bit. I said 'Good, you know it'll get you off my back, 'cause it'll be the best time I ever spent in jail, and I'm just knowing you're off the streets, or dead, so, you've caused my family enough misery.'" and "So, um, I refuse to live in fear. That's just the way I am. If I knew the planes were going down September 11th, I still would have flown in them, given the terrorism."
• 5/18/2008 - Arrested on a warrant
• 7/8/2008 - Arrested for stealing drugs and unlawful possession of scheduled drugs
• 7/28/2008 - Danielle Lowell files for a Protection from Abuse Order against Chris Lowell. In the order, which is later granted, she accuses Chris of threatening her, threatening to kill himself in front of her and their baby, and physically injuring their newborn baby, Maddox. Chris immediately loses custody and never sees Maddox again.
• 12/16/2008 - Chris writes a sworn statement admitting he physically harmed their baby and has a severe drug addiction.
• 12/18/2008 - Convicted of Violating Conditions of Release and a Protection from Abuse Order.
• 1/22/2009 - Arrested again for Violating a Protection from Abuse Order his wife Danielle had against him
• 1/23/2009 - Convicted of Violating Conditions of Release and a Protection from Abuse Order
• 4/5/2009 - After several months of never seeing his wife Danielle and his newborn baby Maddox, losing custody of his children, losing his job and facing felony indictment for theft, having just been arrested and sentenced to jail, losing his home to the city of Rockland, and struggling with a drug addiction, Chris Lowell dies. The obituary says nothing about the cause of death. Notice that Chris's wife Danielle isn't mentioned at all in the obituary. Chris Lowell's death was likely a suicide or drug overdose.

• JOSH LOWELL
• 1998 to 2003 - Josh several times sexually abuses and molests his stepbrother Zachary, who lives in the same household, over a period of about 4 years.
• 8/27/2003 - In Kris Lowell's Protection from Abuse Order against Chris Lowell, she writes, "Christopher's upset that I told our daughter that her 1/2 brother was being investigated by DHS for touching someone inappropriately. Joshua is being charged w/ gross sexual misconduct."
• 2004 - As a requirement of his counseling, Josh was required to write a letter to his stepbrother Zachary in order to explain and apologize for molesting him. Beware - it is an extremely graphic letter.
• 2/11/2007 - Chris Lowell states, "Josh was convicted of 3 counts of Gross Sexual Assault, well those were the charges, they were reduced. But, he’s been in a 3-year program down in South Portland, I take him every week...He’s been seeing a specialist down there for over 3 years. The last part of the program he needs to write a letter to the victim...Zachary was my girlfriend’s son, at the time, was five, and they don’t think it was anything more than, just, you know, Josh is gay and he’s a safer person to figure out if he is gay, if I do like it, then my 5-year-old brother. He wrote this letter to Zachary that says, ‘Look it’s not your fault, it’s my fault.’ Well, Adam got a copy of that letter and he posted it on MySpace. So now the whole world can see it." and "He’s not finished - Josh is still under probation for illegal sexual contact, I believe it was 3 counts." In Detective Thompson's police report he writes, "Mr. Lowell is currently on probation for a charge of Gross Sexual Assault that had occurred in August 2003."
• 2/11/2007 - During his interrogation, Josh discusses his probation violations (for running away with me and having contact with me) with Detective Thompson, stating, "I am on probation and I had to go to juvi for 3 days" and "We got caught and then I went to juvi for two weeks."
• 4/26/2008 - Protection from Abuse hearing against Josh Lowell. Belfast District Court judge finds that Josh Lowell in fact abused me, both emotionally and physically, and grants the Order for Protection from Abuse.
• 11/2/2009 - Josh writes me an email and facebook message, in violation of the Protection from Abuse Order, in which he attempts to reestablish a relationship with me and writes, in part, "I am not who I was when I was 16 years old. And I am sure you are not who you were when you were 19 years old...I'm sure you blame me for everything that happened. I don't necessarily blame you to do so...I guess it bugs me that we don't have what most couple's do. For a love that was so passionate and so intense, we don't even have the luxury of being something in each others lives. I know the series of events that occurred three years ago don't necessarily promote that. But you are still in my heart Adam, and you aren't going anywhere...Even after what happened and even today, I wish nothing but the best for you and all the happiness in the world, because I know deep down you need it and have earned it after being so strong, after you have gone through so much in life."
• Present - Josh continues to be in criminal violation of New York sex offender registry laws, which require registration even if a sex offender is convicted as a juvenile.

This severely crimps the DA's and Judge Hjelm's theory that Josh was traumatized by my actions, which he clearly wasn't. It also totally undermines the media sensationalism and hype that once surrounded my case. However, when questioned about the email by an agent for the client (in reference to my pending appeals), Josh said that he didn't want me to "get off" and said that I hadn't "suffered enough." Josh's intentions remain a mystery, and he has done nothing to help my appeal. I've had no contact with him since that evening in February 2007, and it will likely remain that way for the rest of my life. He set me up and then I went to jail and suffered significant losses. Only substantial assistance in my appeals would open the door to forgiveness, but I think it's clear that Josh has no interest in helping me get my life back. Nonetheless, I am far from alone in this fight for justice.

From a legal perspective, my former attorney and I were not aware of the criminal record of Josh Lowell, nor the pending charges against Chris Lowell. This represents highly exculpatory material because both Josh and Chris were prosecuted by the same District Attorney's Office (DA Geoffrey Rushlau) that was prosecuting me. Josh was potentially facing a third probation violation for having contact with me, and this third strike would have entailed a sentence to juvi until he was 18 or even 21. Put simply, both Josh and Chris were under pressure to testify favorably for the State because they were simultaneously facing prosecution during my case. The fact that my attorney was not aware of any of this and that the DA's Office never made any attempt to make him aware of it, as required by law, will be one of many considerations for the Maine Supreme Court in the course of my appeals. Such information is very relevant because, had my attorney been aware of it, he could have used it to impeach both witnesses (Josh and Chris), and then the case would have been dismissed. Even if the case had gone to trial, the criminal records and pending charges against Josh and Chris would have been presented to the jury, likely having a significant impact on their decision. I did not have this information when I pled guilty. My attorney did not have this information when he recommended that I enter a guilty plea. And on March 10, 2011, my attorney testified under oath that had he been aware of this information, as well as the video recorded statements of Josh and Chris, he would NOT have recommended a guilty plea, and we would have gone to trial. We were also facing unlawful coercive tactics by the DA, which will be the subject of my next post.

As I begin publishing material about my case, I want the public to understand that I'm not doing this out of malice. There is a great deal of confusion underlying my criminal convictions, primarily due to media hype and misinformation spread by several of the involved parties. I may publish the actual news reports, though most of them are already available online via their respective sources. Despite the hype and seeming seriousness of the charges, I never went to prison. I have managed to deal with all of this while completing my Bachelor's degree in Biology and beginning my graduate degree. As my appeal is now pending in the Maine Supreme Court, and District Attorney Geoffrey Rushlau continues to be investigated for misconduct and criminal acts, I feel now is an appropriate time to shed light on the details of my case. I wish to set the record straight, as it were.

My cases are extremely complex. In fact, there are over 1,000 pages of discovery (evidence) and over 30 hours of audio/video recordings. I think it's better to phase in this information, at least in the beginning, instead of presenting my fully prepared web pages all at once. I will eventually publish all the pages of evidence, with special focus on statements made by the involved parties, police reports, and key evidence. I will be relying on YouTube for audio/video media for the time-being, but if that becomes impractical, I will publish the media directly to my server.

I am starting with the video recorded interrogations of Joshua Lowell (my ex-boyfriend), Christopher Lowell (Josh's father), and myself. These recordings were taken immediately after the so-called "stabbing" event, for which I was charged with aggravated assault. Unfortunately the DA illegally withheld these recordings for several years, long after my convictions. These videos are what we call "exculpatory evidence" - evidence that tends to mitigate the guilt of a criminal defendant. Because there is about 10 hours of video in all, I have extracted key statements. They are presented objectively and I have not taken them out of context. I have spent a lot of time and energy adding captions to the video so that every word is understood. The captions are embedded in the video, but you may opt to follow along with the prepared transcripts or use them to forego watching the video altogether. Links are provided below.

As you will see/read in the interrogations, Josh Lowell several times describes his plans to deliberately set me up for his father on the night of February 11, 2007. Josh states that I never made any threats whatsoever. Chris states that he wanted to see me dead and that it would be "the best time he spent in jail" if he murdered me. Josh tells the story of how he invited me into the house, then told his father, who reacted violently, attempting to strangle me until he "saw my face turn blue," at which point I defended myself with a kitchen knife. The recordings of Josh and Chris Lowell present numerous contradictions, particularly Chris's allegations that I made several threats, which Josh specifically denied ever happened. Their handwritten statements also contradict several points in their verbal interrogations. There are several factual lies primarily on Chris's part, such as his false contention that he or Josh ever had a protection order against me, which they did not at any point in time, even though Chris attempted (and failed) five times to get such an order. The court did, however, grant me a Protection from Abuse Order against Josh Lowell and made a finding that Josh had in fact abused me, both emotionally and physically (all of this is public record if you wish to verify it, though I will publish the relevant material at a later date). Josh later violated that order by writing me an email in November 2009.

The next post after this will focus on the extensive criminal records of Josh and Chris Lowell, particularly Josh's Gross Sexual Assault (child molestation) charges and time in juvi (which you may notice Chris discusses in some detail in the video below), as well as a look into Chris's long criminal record, including felony embezzlement from his former employer Bank of America, and some domestic violence issues, particularly a handwritten statement by Chris Lowell in which he admits to physically abusing and injuring his newborn baby, Maddox, shortly before dying, which I believe was a suicide (I will address that in a later post). I hope to paint a picture of the type of people I was dealing with at the time and why it was necessary for me to defend myself that cold February night at 20 Orange Street in Rockland, Maine. It has had a tremendous effect on my life since I was 19 years old, and while the legal aspects are being considered in Maine's highest court, I'd like to present the true story with full disclosure as it needs to be told.

TRANSCRIPT OF HIGHLIGHTS FROM JOSHUA LOWELL INTERROGATION

TRANSCRIPT OF HIGHLIGHTS FROM CHRISTOPHER LOWELL INTERROGATION

TRANSCRIPT OF HIGHLIGHTS FROM ADAM FLANDERS INTERROGATION

HANDWRITTEN STATEMENT OF JOSHUA LOWELL

HANDWRITTEN STATEMENT OF CHRISTOPHER LOWELL

HANDWRITTEN STATEMENT OF ADAM FLANDERS

Today I harvested all the ripe berries from my belladonna plant. The seed extraction was fairly easy, but it got messy. The belladonna fruits release a very dark staining blue-violet color when broken. The fruits are similar in structure to a tomato, unsurprising since they are both members of the Solanaceae family. However, the berries are much smaller than tomatoes, about the size of a marble or a grape, so it's a little harder to separate the seeds. Once I got them out, it became easier because the seeds sank while the leftover fruit tissue floated. I used a colander and some coffee filters to isolate the seeds. There were many seeds.

I have saved all plant matter from the belladonna, including leaves and dead flowers. I don't expect I'll be extracting any of the compounds like atropine, but I figured I'd dry them out and hang on to them just in case. The plant is still going strong and there are more berries developing, but it's definitely past its prime and I'm not sure how much longer it will last. Belladonna is a perennial, but I've been growing it like an annual.

Many glossy black berries distinctive of belladonna


Close-up of the berries


The blue-violet color and seeds released from a single berry


The tomato-like fruit structure of belladonna


Close viewing of the seeds shows bumps on the seed coat


All the seeds extracted from all the berries, drying on a coffee filter


The Chinese lanterns have grown quite a bit, but they have a long way to grow and need to be repotted soon.


I was having so much trouble inducing germination in these Colchicaceae seeds, I lost track of which one was which (which one was Colchicum autumnale and which one was Gloriosa superba). That said, the coleoptiles were quite distinct and so I suspect they are different species. I will have to wait for further growth before I can differentiate them. The mature plant structure of each plant is very different and there will be no mistaking them, even in the absence of an inflorescence.

A local district attorney has come under close scrutiny following allegations of prosecutorial misconduct and criminal acts stemming from a 2008 case in Knox County.

District Attorney Geoffrey Rushlau is being investigated by the Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar, which handles complaints made against Maine attorneys. DA Rushlau may also be facing criminal charges through the Maine Attorney General's Office and/or the US Attorney's Office.

Mr. Rushlau serves as the prosecutor for Knox, Waldo, Lincoln, and Sagadahoc Counties. In 2008 Mr. Rushlau prosecuted a high profile assault case in Rockland in which the defendant was facing up to 30 years in prison.

Both of the two alleged victims of that stabbing were facing serious criminal prosecutions of their own. One had been charged with three counts of Gross Sexual Assault and pled to lesser felony sexual offenses. The other alleged victim was facing indictment for a felony theft committed during his time as an employee at Bank of America in Belfast.

All of these cases were prosecuted by Mr. Rushlau's office, yet during his prosecution of the Rockland assault case, the district attorney failed to disclose this information to the defendant and his defense lawyer. Failure to disclose such information is a violation of the Maine Rules of Criminal Procedure and Due Process rights under the US Constitution.

Despite a potential sentence of 30 years, the defendant was sentenced to 9 months in county jail and served a significantly shorter sentence as a result of good behavior. His case is currently under appeal in the Maine Supreme Court.

The withholding of exculpatory evidence - information that may negate or mitigate the guilt of a criminal defendant - is one of the most serious forms of misconduct available to a district attorney.

It's what resulted in the disbarment and criminal charges against Mike Nifong, former North Carolina DA who prosecuted the nationally known Duke University lacrosse case. During investigation the North Carolina State Bar found that Nifong had concealed important DNA evidence that could have exonerated the Duke students from allegations of rape.

Back here in Maine, Mr. Rushlau is facing more than just charges of withheld exculpatory evidence.

The over 800-page complaint details instances of unlawful bias, violations to a defendant's constitutional rights, withheld exculpatory material, false statements, coercion, and felonious perjury on the part of Mr. Rushlau, among other points. In 2010 Mr. Rushlau wrote at least two personal letters directly to the criminal defendant and engaged in a number of phone calls with the defendant, which the defendant recorded and provided to the Board.

Recorded statements of local law enforcement officers have also revealed several discrepancies in Mr. Rushlau's prosecutions, even what may be knowing fabrications of fact and evidence tampering.

Last year the Board made a finding that the allegations, if true, would in fact substantiate serious violations to the Maine Bar Rules and Rules of Professional Conduct. After over a year of intense investigation, the complaint has been forwarded to the Grievance Commission for further consideration following a finding of probable cause by the Board.

Additionally the complaint was forwarded to the Maine Attorney General's Office, where the story becomes even more complex.

In a written statement issued August 5th, 2011, Attorney General William Schneider outlines a conflict of interest and insists that his office cannot prosecute Mr. Rushlau because his office in fact represents Mr. Rushlau.

In complaint proceedings such as this, it is common for attorneys like Mr. Rushlau to seek counsel of their own. Because Mr. Rushlau is employed by the State, the Attorney General's Office may take responsibility for representation. This representation, however, was further complicated by another letter from the AG's Office only days later.

On August 15th, only 10 days after AG Schneider's statement, Deputy Attorney General William Stokes offered a written statement of his own. In this statement Mr. Stokes indicated that he had fully reviewed the complaint against Mr. Rushlau and determined that no criminal conduct occurred.

The Attorney General's Office has thus far refused to comment on this apparent discrepancy between two of Maine's most influential attorneys. At the very least there seems to have been a serious miscommunication between AG Schneider and Deputy AG Stokes. It is curious that Mr. Stokes would assert a position on the allegations against Mr. Rushlau if Mr. Stokes was aware that his office was already representing Mr. Rushlau. Notably, former Deputy AG Paul Stern represented Mr. Rushlau early on in this complaint. Mr. Stokes now holds that position.

Among the nearly 1,000 pages associated with this complaint is the sworn testimony of a Westbrook defense lawyer, Robert Smith. In March of this year Mr. Smith took the stand in Knox County Superior Court and testified under oath to facts that directly contradicted written statements Mr. Rushlau filed with both the Superior Court and the Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar.

In particular, Mr. Rushlau had denied serious allegations of unlawful coercion involving the 2008 Rockland assault case that his office prosecuted. During appeal it was alleged that Mr. Rushlau had falsified evidence and illegally coerced the defendant's plea with threats of child pornography charges. There was in fact an investigation into Possession of Sexually Explicit Materials, but the images in question all depicted adults and the defendant was never charged in relation to those images. Nonetheless, Mr. Rushlau apparently continued to assert that the images included children and used this as one form of leverage to coerce the defendant's guilty plea to separate charges.

Yet in early 2011 Mr. Rushlau denied knowledge of this investigation and indicated he never made any statements in connection with the investigation or allegations of child porn. In a statement to the Superior Court and Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar, Mr. Rushlau wrote, 'I have no memory of ever speaking to attorney Smith about child pornography, and I can think of no reason why I would.'

During his March 10th testimony this year in Superior Court, Mr. Smith stated that he did in fact discuss child porn allegation at length with Mr. Rushlau and that it was a significant aspect of two plea deals that Mr. Smith negotiated in 2008. Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Hjelm found Mr. Smith's testimony to be credible, placing Mr. Rushlau's statements and credibility in a precarious position that has yet to be resolved. The Board has since contacted Mr. Smith to inquire about his availability as a witness in apprehension of a future hearing against Mr. Rushlau.

Making a false statement to the court is a crime and can be prosecuted as a felony in the State of Maine. If Mr. Rushlau is criminally charged, it's likely he will face greater consequences than an average defense attorney due to the extra responsibilities and ethical expectations of a lead prosecutor.

This is not the first time serious allegations of misconduct have been alleged against DA Rushlau. Mr. Rushlau has run into trouble as recently as this January during the high profile Waldo County trial against Randall Hofland, the 57-year-old man who held hostage a local elementary school. During that trial Hofland alleged Mr. Rushlau was withholding important evidence and preventing Hofland from accessing exculpatory material. As a result, the trial had to be delayed while Hofland collected the documents that had been kept from him. This wasted a great deal of precious court time and imposed significant additional costs on Maine taxpayers.

The district attorney is an elected official. During the very close 2006 race between DA Rushlau and DA candidate Joe Baiungo, Baiungo accused Rushlau of being soft on sex crimes and referred to twenty different local sex offense cases in which the defendants were essentially let off after committing 'the worst crimes you can commit against someone,' according to Baiungo. Baiungo asserted that these sex offenders were now free as a result of Rushlau's 'mishandling' of the cases. At that time Rushlau responded by stating that even if he believed a defendant was guilty of a crime, he would not prosecute the case if he didn't think he could win because it would be a waste of public resources.

The following year, in 2007, Kathleen Morgan, the executive director of New Hope for Women, publicly criticized Rushlau and his office for mishandling numerous domestic violence cases. In one case a man reportedly strangled his female companion in an attempt to kill her. Even though the man had a prior criminal assault record, Rushlau's office negotiated a plea agreement in which the man only faced a misdemeanor conviction. New Hope for Women reported several other cases of serious battery against a number of women in which the perpetrators faced little to no consequences due to the district attorney's oversight.

Likewise in 2007 a gay man incarcerated at Knox County Jail became the victim of a clear hate crime after another man attacked and hospitalized him. The attacker, who had an extensive history of assault, told police that he was 'not a fag' and that the gay man had flirted with him, prompting the assault. Mr. Rushlau's office declined to prosecute the man, despite a hate crime report filed by the Knox County Sheriff's Office.

It is difficult to discern exactly what is afoot in DA Rushlau's district and who else is to blame for the numerous failures and apparent misconduct, even criminal acts, carried out behind the scenes. Because of the ambiguous nature of statements coming from the Maine Attorney General's Office and seeming unwillingness to present straightforward information about this investigation, federal authorities have been contacted and may become involved in these bizarre events.

Geoff Rushlau's future as district attorney and even his own personal freedom is unclear at this point. The pending investigation against Mr. Rushlau, both professional and criminal, is sure to require more time due to the inherent complexities of this case. The professional investigation itself has been pending for well over a year and it is unknown how long Mr. Rushlau has been engaged in the alleged misconduct and criminal acts.

Mr. Rushlau has been the District 6 prosecutorial attorney for 18 years now and has been a prosecutor for even longer. It's unknown as to how many others may have been victimized by Mr. Rushlau's abuse of power, but potential victims are encouraged to come forward and contact the Board and/or the Maine Attorney General's Office.

If you believe you have been a victim of or witnessed prosecutorial misconduct or criminal acts by DA Rushlau or his office, you may contact the Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar and/or the Maine Attorney General's Office. Information about them and how to file a complaint is provided below.

A just judicial system relies on public transparency and the ability of its citizens to redress their grievances, especially where public officials are concerned. Ordinary citizens are the only defense against the abuses of public office and corrupt law enforcement.

Board of Overseers of the Bar
97 Winthrop Street
P. O. Box 527
Augusta, Maine 04332-0527

Telephone: 207-623-1121
E-mail: board@mebaroverseers.org
http://www.mebaroverseers.org

Office of the Maine Attorney General
6 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333

Telephone: 207-626-8800
E-mail form: http://www.maine.gov/ag/contact.html
http://www.maine.gov/ag/