The man whose badly decomposed body was found by a hunter in Rockport last week has been identified as Kevin Mitchell, according to police.

45-year-old Mitchell, of Lewiston, Maine, was the subject of a felony investigation and there were warrants for his arrest for gross sexual assault, according to police.

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His body was found about 500 yards in the woods off Mt. Pleasant Road last Thursday.

His vehicle was found abandoned in Union in May.

Police are investigating it as an unattended death. source

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends at this difficult time.