NASON, Maine (Kennebec Journal) -- A judge ruled that he will not order State Police to release an investigation into a sexual assault complaint brought against Hallowell Police Chief Eric Nason.
Superior Court Justice Donald Marden said in the ruling that the investigation contains too much personal information and "there is no compelling public interest." The Kennebec Journal reports that the judge said Hallowell police already have the report.
"The court, in conducting its in camera review, finds an overwhelming amount of very personal intimate information going far and beyond that having been disclosed by counsel for the parties," Marden wrote in the 11-page decision. "Disclosure would serve no public interest and would be completely unwarranted in light of all the circumstances."
The Kennebec Journal was the party that sought the investigative record into a June 2013 alleged sexual assault by Nason against another member of the department. No criminal charges were filed from the investigation.
