Posted on 06/23/2023 5:41:09 PM PDT by Steven Scharf
Portland Press Herald
June 23, 2023
BY AMY CALDER, MORNING SENTINEL
WATERVILLE — The owner of a downtown restaurant took legal action this week against a woman who unleashed a firestorm on social media when she claimed she was drugged and sexually assaulted at the business.
The woman titled her online post “The Waterville Secret that Everyone Knows,” and her claims spread across Facebook, Reddit and other social platforms, highlighting how deeply serious allegations can be tossed about in the court of public opinion without first being vetted by an investigative authority.
The long post on Facebook, which included further claims that several people – women and men – have been drugged and victimized in “rape basements” at city restaurants, has drawn hundreds of responses over the past month.
Pamela J. Boivin, 54, of Oakland wrote in her post that some in law enforcement have turned their backs on her and been dismissive when she tried to tell her story.
In light of the inflammatory post and the responses it generated, Waterville police Chief Bill Bonney and Maeghan Maloney, the district attorney for Kennebec and Somerset counties, issued a joint statement saying they take all claims of sexual assault seriously, while making clear they would not publicly discuss a specific case.
Silver Street Tavern owner Charlie Giguere said this week the allegations described in the viral post are false and have hurt him and his staff members and family. He has retained a lawyer, and a sheriff’s deputy delivered a cease-and-desist letter Wednesday to Boivin, which she posted online
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She was an unsuccessful candidate for state rep so there are several pictures online. I have no way to post them here. If someone want to, go ahead.
I’m pretty sure I don’t want to see what she looks like.
Boivin.
Or should I say, "Bovine".
Obviously fake, I hope he sues her to homelessness. (Probably not a long trip)
What is the pathology of homely people who take the most unflattering (and way too close up) “selfies” of themselves?? (That also goes for especially creepy men on social media - and they always shoot the pic from below.) It must be similar to why “unbreedable” women are the first to freak out about losing their abortion “care”. AS IF they really need it!
Um.
Yeah. I’m pretty sure you ain’t never wrong, Gus!
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