While James Tracey, Jr. was running for the state legislature in Maine in 1994, he was also facing rape charges in Rhode Island from 1992. He was alleged to have raped an 18-year-old fellow student at the University of Maine. They were attending a hockey game in Providence where it happened. He actually won the primary despite the charges though he lost the general. He then pleaded no contest.
He even had his rape trial rescheduled until after the election.
- Digital Commons Abstract: James Tracey, Jr. has had his trial rescheduled
- Digital Commons Abstract: James Tracey, Jr. expelled from college for two sexual assault complaints
7 April 1992
19 Dec 1994