PORTLAND – A former police officer and Cumberland County Sheriff’s Deputy has been arrested on charges relating to his work as a polygraph operator, according to the sheriff’s department.

Regan J. Goan, 51, of Raymond, was arrested in Portland on Sept. 11. He was charged with unsworn falsification, violation of the Maine Polygraph Examiners Act, and several counts of tampering with public records or information.

All charges are misdemeanors. A release from the department indicated the charges “stemmed from an investigation into misconduct specific to the former officer’s duties as a polygraph examiner.”

Goan is a former Bridgton Police officer and a former Cumberland County Sheriff’s Deputy.