A Rumford man is behind bars after being indicted for allegedly sexually assaulting multiple children. The Rumford Police Department announced that it arrested 83-year-old Raymond Hoyt on multiple counts of felony sex crimes on June 8, 2024.
Last summer, Hoyt was arrested for sex crimes involving one child under 18. Since then, RPD says it obtained evidence of additional incidents that occurred between 2004 and 2024 with four other children.
The alleged incidents occurred in Rumford, Mexico, and Bethel. The Oxford County Sheriff’s Office assisted with the investigations. The findings were presented to the Oxford County Grand Jury which handed down a nine-count indictment consisting of seven new charges and two previously charged times.
At this time, Hoyt is charged with the following.
- One count of Gross Sexual Assault Against a Child Under the Age of 12
- Three counts of Unlawful Sexual Contact Against a Child Under the Age of 12
- One count of Unlawful Sexual Contact Against a Child Under the Age of 14
- Two counts of Unlawful Sexual Touching Against a Child Under the Age of 14
- One count of Unlawful Sexual Touching
- One count of Domestic violence Assault Against a Child Under the Age of 18
Hoyt was transported to the Oxford County Jail. He is being held on a $75,000 cash bail. If convicted, Hoyt will face up to 30 years in prison.
Jay Skelton is an independent crime journalist with a passion for covering the uncovered and the under covered.