In a Wiscasset courtroom Monday afternoon, the defense, the state and Justice Daniel Billings agreed on changing D’Antae Dawkins’ bail terms from house arrest to a curfew, and still no contact with the alleged victim. 

Dawkins, 18, of Wiscasset has been out on $2,000 cash bail since last month's arrest on an aggravated assault charge in connection with an alleged incident at Wiscasset Middle High School involving a fellow student whose parents have said is a 14-year-old eighth grader.

The program at WMHS's graduation June 4 listed Dawkins as part of the Class of 2026. He did not march. 

Monday's change in bail terms follows a June 3 defense request to add employment to the list of things Dawkins could leave home for. "(Dawkins) drives for delivery of seafood. This activity includes driving to and from Owl's Head, Tenants Harbor, Friendship and Freeport," wrote defense attorney Richard Elliott II of Elliott & Elliott, Boothbay Harbor. 

Suggesting the change to a curfew, Billings explained: "At some point, when we make a long list of exclusions, it sort of swallows the underlying  rule, and really what we're talking about here is just the defendant being at home from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. ... except for emergencies ... but otherwise, he'd be able to go about his activities ... And in the court's view, this is appropriate, given the defendant's lack of prior record, not minimizing the seriousness of the allegations here, but ... at this point, they are just allegations, and at the time, the bail commissioner (May 20) was setting the bail and trying to get Mr. Dawkins released, which appropriately did happen, but we're talking about more long-term conditions as the case proceeds."

Monday's appearance was Dawkins' first time in front of a judge in the case. Sparing another court date later this month, Billings asked Dawkins if he understood he has been charged with aggravated assault, a Class B felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison, and allegedly occurring on or about May 19 in Wiscasset.

"Yes, your honor," Dawkins said. He was not asked to enter a plea.

Billings said the next date is July 20, for a conference between the lawyers and the court. He asked Assistant District Attorney Melissa Tabok to redo the aggravated assault complaint to replace the name of the alleged victim, a minor, with either a date of birth or initials.