AUBURN – Two women targeted as lesbians by juveniles who allegedly vandalized the women’s Poland home last year are suing the boys’ parents.
Keri Fuchs and Linda Boutaugh, who since have moved to Medway, filed a lawsuit in Androscoggin County Superior Court this week claiming trespass, emotional distress and violation of the Maine Civil Rights Act.
The two women, who have a “long-term, committed domestic partnership,” came home from a trip to northern Maine in July 2006 to find their mobile home on Downy Lane in shambles, the suit said.
Their rooms had been looted for valuables and a family urn was stolen. Windows had been smashed, shelving and furniture destroyed and their belongings had been sprayed with a fire extinguisher, according to earlier published reports.
Sexual obscenities, including one depicting male and female genitalia with a line drawn through the image of the male genitalia, were scrawled on walls. The word “dykes” also had been painted on a wall using the women’s art supplies, the suit said.
Windows, including the windshield, four headlights and the taillights of a 1984 Pontiac Parisienne parked in the driveway had been smashed.
The suit alleges that the juveniles, who were 12 and 14 years old, broke into the women’s home on several occasions to carry out their acts of vandalism.
They also damaged two storage sheds located on the property, the suit alleges.
Law enforcement authorities said Thursday at least one of the two boys had pleaded guilty and was sentenced to drug court. A judge ordered an injunction against both boys under the Maine Civil Rights Act.
The suit also alleges negligent supervision of minors, saying the boys’ parents “failed to appropriately supervise their respective children.”
The women didn’t specify the amount of damages sought.
As of Thursday, none of the defendants had responded to the lawsuit, which was filed on Tuesday.
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