Canaan youth pastor charged with sexually abusing young girl appears in court

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WGME

AUGUSTA (WGME) — A youth pastor accused of sexually abusing a young girl made his first court appearance.

Lucas Savage did not enter a plea Monday at his initial court appearance. He’s charged with a Class B felony for unlawful sexual contact, which is punishable by up to 10 years behind bars.

Investigators say the 37-year-old sexually abused a girl who is younger than 12-years-old.

Court documents indicate a series of alleged abuse incidents happened from September 2014 until the end of October 2014.

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