ALFRED — A Massachusetts man found guilty of criminal restraint and domestic violence assault in relation to an incident that occurred in Biddeford at a University of New England dormitory room will be sentenced later this month.

After a two-day trial, a jury at York County Superior Court found  Nicholas Norton, 20, of Massachusetts guilty on the two charges. Norton was found not guily on two additional charges of aggravated assault.

York County District Attorney Kathryn Slattery announced in a written statement on Tuesday that Norton will be sentenced at 8:30 a.m. on Oct. 26 at York County Superior Court before Justice Wayne Douglas.

The charges stem from an incident that occurred in Norton’s dormitory room in the early hours of April 30 after he and his then-girlfriend, Summer Bishop, attended a concert.

Bishop testified in court that Norton was angry with her for being late to let him in the building, and continued to call her names when they were upstairs in his dormitory room. She said when she tried to leave his room he stood between her and the door, and put his hands on her, blocking her exit. She said he then shoved her on the floor and told her to be quiet and put his hands on her nose and mouth and his fingers down her throat and up her nose.

Bishop said she was scared that she wasn’t going to be able to leave the room. She said Norton got off her when the dormitory’s Residential Advisor knocked on the door.

Bishop was taken by ambulance to Southern Maine Health Care, where she was diagnosed with a concussion.

Bishop said she had bruises on her face and arms, her throat was purple and swollen and she had petechia — red and purple spots caused by lack of oxygen — all over her face. She has been diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome and she still has frequent headaches.

Norton testified that the two were bickering but denied that the argument got physical. He said Bishop came into his room with a bloody nose caused by a recently diagnosed sinus infection.

“I appreciate the bravery of the victim in coming forward to testify about this traumatic event in her life. Prosecution of domestic violence crimes continues to be an essential part of the work of my office,” said Slattery in a written statement on Tuesday.

Both criminal restraint and domestic violence assault are Class D crimes, and are each punishable by up to a year in jail and a $2,000 fine.

— Staff Writer Liz Gotthelf can be contacted at 282-1535, ext. 325 or egotthelf@journaltribune.com.