The Midcoast Forecaster headline on May 16, 2012 reads: Cornell du Houx, Herbig resolve personal dispute out of court Read the full article that was posted at 3:10 below: article:

BRUNSWICK — Two state lawmakers-turned-lovers, Reps. Alex Cornell du Houx and Erin Herbig, have reached a private agreement to settle their legal differences.

Both legislators declined to discuss the details of the pact, which was reached late on May 11.

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From Dirigo Blue: After the temporary restraining order against him was lifted yesterday, Rep. Alex Cornell du Houx (D-Brunswick) released the following statement. The order was at the request of Rep. Erin Herbig (D-Belfast), after the relationship between the two ended. The PPH reported last night that a police investigation into the matter had been closed with no further action anticipated.

Cornell du Houx’s statement:

“I’m feel very satisfied with the agreement reached and that the temporary order was withdrawn.

“Community service, military service and public service are the guiding principles that I am dedicated to. I serve and protect the people of my community as a lawmaker. I serve and protect my country an officer in the Navy.I will continue to serve and protect the people of my community, and my country now and for many years to come. I’d like to thank family, friends, coworkers and my community for their loving support.”

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Rep. Alex Cornell du Houx (D-Brunswick) sent the following statement regarding the agreement he signed along with Rep. Erin Herbig (D-Belfast). Herbig had sought a temporary restraining order on Cornell du Houx after the two ended their relationship.

“We are satisfied with the agreement reached. The temporary order will be withdrawn on Monday. I have the highest respect for Rep. Herbig.

“Last week I informed leadership that I will be taking an excused absence for the next few days. It is highly unlikely that there will be any tiebreaker votes and I wanted to calm the situation so everyone can focus on working for the people of Maine.

“I’ve dedicated myself to the people of Brunswick as a lawmaker and to my country as an officer in the Navy. I am looking forward to continuing to serve in the legislature and running for office.”

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Rep. Erin Herbig had the Belfast Court place a temporary order on Rep. Cornell du Houx on April 30, 2012. On May 14, 2012 her lawyer withdrew the temporary order at the Belfast County Courthouse.

Normal procedures were not followed. Usually a formal complaint is filed with the police before a temporary protection order is sought.

The following is from an article by Steve Mistler of the Portland Press Herald on May 11, 2012:

“Capitol Police Chief Russell Gauvin told The Portland Press Herald last week that Herbig never filed a formal complaint and she didn’t seek a protection order until last week.

“Steve McCausland, a spokesman for the agency, today said police had concluded their investigation on Friday and that no charges against the 29-year-old Cornell du Houx were forthcoming.

“Cornell du Houx has not been interviewed by authorities.”

Many reports listed Rep. Cornell du Houx as still being in the Marines. For the record he was commissioned into the Navy Reserves in December 2011. He serves as a public affairs officer stationed out of Bangor Maine. He conducts operational support for US Central Command (Middle East operations).

“I have served and continue to serve our country in the military since 2002 and the people of Brunswick in the legislature simultaneously since 2008,” said Cornell du Houx.

This article appeared in the Portland Press Herald on May 14,2012:

AUGUSTA — Belfast Democrat state Rep. Erin Herbig on Monday withdrew her protection order against her former boyfriend Rep. Alex Cornell du Houx, D-Brunswick

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When we last left our hero, Capitalism, he was flexing his muscles, having laid a knockout blow on Mercantilism and turning his pugilistic attention to dominating the entire economy of the Western world and, before long, that of the rest of the planet as well. An offshoot of the power of the fast-growing nascent business class was its reach fully into the phenomenon soon to be called “Imperialism.” Undeveloped areas were conquered and their resources, on the cheap, absorbed into the Capitalist maw. “Taking up the white man’s burden” was the smarmy, advertised interpretation of this legalized thievery.

The U.S., because of its colonial past, was not originally in the same camp as Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, et. al. It took almost a full century before the U.S.A joined the rapacious pack, picking up a few stray dependencies like the Philippines, Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa and Puerto Rico, while keeping a wary eye and military invasion plans on most of Latin America.

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The following is News Chanel 13′s report on Rep. Herbig and Rep. Cornell du Houx on May 10,2012
The mother of Representative Cornell Du Houx is defending her son after allegations he was stalking a former girlfriend and fellow lawmaker. Representative Erin Herbig filed a temporary restraining order against Representative Du Houx, claiming he’s been stalking her since their relation ship ended this year. His mother spoke to us at News 13 and says he has received a clean bill of health from a mental health doctor and is defending her son.

Go to: http://www.wgme.com/news/top-stories/stories/wgme_vid_11817.shtml

UPDATE:
This story appeared two days later on Dirgo Blue:

Rep. Alex Cornell du Houx (D-Brunswick) sent the following statement regarding the agreement he signed along with Rep. Erin Herbig (D-Belfast). Herbig had sought a temporary restraining order on Cornell du Houx after the two ended their relationship.

“We are satisfied with the agreement reached. The temporary order will be withdrawn on Monday. I have the highest respect for Rep. Herbig.

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Rep. Cornell du Houx

The following is the report that appeared in the Portland Press Herald by Steve Mistler on May 10, 2012

The family of Rep. Alex Cornell du Houx, accused of stalking another lawmaker, makes his psychologist’s analysis public.

AUGUSTA – The family of state Rep. Alex Cornell du Houx, D-Brunswick, who is accused of stalking and threatening a female lawmaker, has released a psychologist’s report that says the military veteran is not suffering from psychological symptoms or syndromes related to combat stress.

Ramona Cornell du Houx, mother of Rep. Alex Cornell du Houx, D-Brunswick, released this counselor’s report to The Portland Press Herald on the condition that it be published in its entirety. She said the family wanted the report released to rebut contentions that he suffers from post-traumatic stress syndrome.

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“Within the scope of informal psychological assessment for counseling, Cornell du Houx did not and does not appear to be suffering from psychological symptoms or syndromes impairing his work performance or fitness for duty,” wrote Margo Bonner Thurston, a licensed psychologist from Belfast.

Read the full story at:http://www.theforecaster.net/news/print/2012/05/10/family-releases-psych-evaluation-embattled-brunswi/122064

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Sen. John Warner, and Iraq Vetran Jon Powers listen to Rep. Cornell du Houx speak about Operation Free's mission to make America energy independent from oil, for our national security at the White House. photo by Ramona du Houx

“Maine lawmaker gets protection order against fellow legislator after breakup.” That was the headline in the Bangor Daily News tabloid style report by Tom Groening on May 3, 2012. The BDN put it up on Facebook, twitter, and people can even be alerted by email to get any updates on the story. Suddenly a biography appeared on Wikipedia, based on the BDN article, with false information about the legislator who stands accused by his former fiancée. On the Internet it went viral, and other news agencies began to repeat the phrase in the BDN headline: “gets protection order.” But that headline is not the truth.

To be factual, it should have read, “Maine lawmaker gets temporary protection order against fellow legislator after breakup.”

Groening’s article listed the allegations by Rep. Erin Herbig, while Rep. Alexander Cornell du Houx, who is waiting for the hearing scheduled for May 14, 2012, could only give the paper a brief quote denying the accusations and saying he has respect for Herbig.

“We lived together for almost a year and were engaged to be married, and I have the highest respect for Erin. Her statement is completely false. This is a personal matter between Erin and myself over an engagement that sadly did not work. This is just a messy breakup of a loving couple,” said Cornell du Houx.

According to Susan Cover’s report in The Morning Sentinel, there is a big difference between a “temporary protection order” and a “protection order.”

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