State's Ordeal: Housing a Sex Felon ; Joseph Tellier has Been Chased Out of Several York County Towns, and Maine's Options Are Dwindling.
Portland Press Herald › October 29, 2006
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Joseph J. Tellier is the man no town wanted.
One of Maine's most notorious sex offenders, Tellier bounced across York County last summer as angry residents fought to keep him from living near their homes, schools and their children.See the full content of this document
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State's Ordeal: Housing a Sex Felon ; Joseph Tellier has Been Chased Out of Several York County Towns, and Maine's Options Are Dwindling.
More than 300 landlords refused to rent to Tellier, even with two probation officers assigned full time to search for housing for him. Residents in York County were outraged, and the media was chronicling every twist.
At the same time, a parallel tale was unfolding inside the halls of government. State officials at the highest levels were scrambling to find housing for Tellier. As their options dwindled, they started thinking creatively. One idea was that Tellier could live temporarily ...See the full content of this document
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