BANGOR – The Maine Attorney General’s Office has filed suit under the Maine Civil Rights Act against an Eddington man, according to a press release issued Thursday.
The suit, filed in Penobscot County Superior Court, alleges that Brian J. Sepcich, 46, made epithet-laden threats of violence aimed at an African-American woman in Bangor earlier this year.
The suit alleges that the confrontation began as Sepcich and the victim were driving separate cars from Old Town to Bangor. The woman was taking her 4-year-old son to a doctor’s appointment.
Sepcich allegedly harassed the victim by braking abruptly while she was behind him, tailgating her when she was in front of him, pointing at her and mouthing threats that he was going to get her.
The two reportedly exchanged obscene hand gestures, according to information provided by the Attorney General’s Office.
When the two cars reached the parking lot of the doctor’s office on Union Street in Bangor, Sepcich allegedly got out of his car, banged on the victim’s windows, called her a “n—” and threatened to “f– her up.”
The victim, according to Susan Sparaco, assistant attorney general, feared for her safety as well as that of her son, who began screaming and crying. After she began backing out of the parking space to escape Sepcich, he reportedly returned to his vehicle and left the parking lot.
The suit, filed June 19, seeks a court order finding that Sepcich violated the state’s Civil Rights Act and barring him from contacting or approaching the victim. The suit also seeks a civil penalty of up to $5,000.
Sepcich has 20 days from the date he is notified of the suit to respond.
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