Former state senator McAllister to stand trial next week in second sex assault case

ST. ALBANS — Former Franklin County Sen. Norm McAllister is scheduled to go before a jury next week in the second of two sexual assault trials stemming from charges filed in 2015.

The first trial ended in June when the state dropped its charges because McAllister’s accuser in that case perjured herself on a minor detail. McAllister, 65, of Highgate Center, has remained free on conditions.

McAllister was arrested outside the Statehouse at the end of the 2015 session and suspended by his colleagues for the second half of the biennium. He lost a bid for re-election in the August primary.

He will face one count of felony sexual assault in the upcoming trial, which carries a possible sentence of three years to life in prison and a $25,000 fine. It’s unclear if the state plans to pursue two misdemeanor charges of prohibited acts.

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