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A former University of Maine student who entered a student’s dorm room and fondled her pleaded guilty earlier this month to felony charges of unlawful sexual contact and aggravated criminal trespass.
Han-Chung “Anthony” Huang, 20, a resident of Taiwan, pleaded guilty to the Class C charges Friday, Sept. 12, in Penobscot Superior Court in Bangor. The charges stem from an incident last March when he entered the dorm room of a sleeping female student in Penobscot Hall , lay on top of her, fondled her and took a picture of her with a digital camera before fleeing the room.
Huang, formerly a first-year international student, was sentenced to 31/2 years in prison, with all but 90 days suspended, for the unlawful sexual conduct charge, along with four years of probation according to court records. He received an additional 90 days in jail to be served concurrently for the aggravated criminal trespass charge. Huang must also register as a sex offender.
Burglary and assault charges against Huang were dismissed.
Huang was arrested by Public Safety hours after the March 1 incident at Penobscot Hall, where Huang also lived. A female resident alone in her room was awoken at 3 a.m. by a male intruder who was lying on top of her. When she yelled at him, the intruder jumped up and took a photograph of her with a digital camera before leaving the room.
The female resident, who was not physcially injured, reported the incident to Public Safety at 2 p.m. that afternoon. Detective Sgt. Christopher Gardner and Officer Mark Coffey arrested Huang by 9 p.m., following a search of his room.
