Sanford woman faces up to 30 years in June assault on 10-year-old

Georgia Kyllonen (Rochester Police photo)

ROCHESTER - A 51-year-old Maine woman is facing up to 30 years in jail after her indictment in connection with an alleged assault on a 10-year-old in Rochester in June.

Georgia Kyllonen, with a last known address of Kimball Street, Sanford, was originally charged with one count of criminal restraint and nine counts of simple assault, but those charges were upgraded to a single count of second degree assault with enhanced penalties punishable by a prison term of 10-30 years.

Rochester Police got involved around 9:15 a.m. on June 1 after a "very upset" Good Samaritan called dispatch to tell police a juvenile was getting beaten up and hit in the face. The caller indicated a number of individuals witnessed the alleged assaults, which took place in the area of the intersection of Beaudoin Court and Congress Street.

"The child was being verbally abusive toward (the woman) who used excessive discipline on the child," Rochester Police Capt. Todd Pinkham told The Rochester Voice at the time of the assault.

Pinkham said the unidentified child sustained minor injuries and was transported to Frisbie Memorial Hospital to be evaluated.

Kyllonen knew but was not related to the child who was assaulted, Pinkham indicated.

According to the indictment, she struck the victim "in the face multiple times with her hand, causing bruising."

The Strafford County grand jury indictments were handed down on July 18 and released today.

An indictment is not an indication of guilt, and all suspects are innocent till proved guilty.