Portland, Mar 26 (AP) A former gubernatorial candidate in Maine remained held on $50,000 bail Saturday after his arrest on charges of possession of child pornography.

Officials with the Hancock County Jail said Eliot Cutler was still in custody.

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The Maine State Police Computer Crimes Unit arrested Cutler without incident on Friday at a home he and his wife share in Brooklin, about 210 kilometers from Portland.

The 75-year-old twice ran for governor as an independent, using his personal wealth to pay for the two unsuccessful campaigns.

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Cutler's attorney, Walt McKee, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Saturday morning. Warrants were executed on two of Cutler's homes earlier in the week.

Authorities said the investigation into Cutler began with a tip in December.

The National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children informed Maine State Police that someone in Maine had either downloaded or uploaded a single illegal image.

Cutler now faces four counts of possession of sexually explicit material of a child under 12, prosecutors have said. Each count carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison. (AP)

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