Month: July 2019

Rape victim files civil suit

(Ellsworth, Maine – July 24, 2019) by Jennifer Osborn – Ellsworth American ELLSWORTH — Attorneys for an intellectually disabled Stonington woman who was raped by her bus driver have brought a civil action against those they say were responsible for the woman’s care while she was being transported. The complaint names Down East Community Partners Inc., Logisticare Solutions, LLC,…
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Stonington Woman With Special Needs Files Lawsuit Related to Sexual Assault

(Ellsworth, Maine)  A special-needs woman from Stonington filed a lawsuit on July 17, 2019 for injuries she suffered when her bus driver sexually assaulted her while transporting her from her program for vulnerable adults.  According to a Complaint filed in Hancock County Superior Court in Ellsworth by attorney John Z. Steed, bus driver Van Stevens…
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