Three Women in Maine Prison Join Lawsuit Alleging Harassment by Trans Inmate
Three women at a women's prison in Windham, Maine, have joined a lawsuit alleging harassment by a transgender inmate named Andrea Balcer. The lawsuit claims that Balcer has subjected the women to graphic sexual threats and unwanted contact. The allegations have raised concerns about the treatment of transgender inmates and the safety of female prisoners.
- ▪Katie Mountain, one of the plaintiffs, alleges that Balcer has made threats of rape and forced unwanted sexual contact.
- ▪Three additional female inmates have joined the lawsuit, claiming similar harassment by Balcer.
- ▪The lawsuit challenges a 2021 gender ID law regarding the placement of transgender women in women's prisons.
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Three Women in Maine Prison Join Lawsuit Alleging Harassment by Trans Inmate John Sexton 9:00 PM | May 28, 2026 AP Photo/Patrick Orsagos Just last month I wrote about an incident like this in Scotland. A trans woman who was being kept in a women's prison there was charged with sexually assaulting fellow inmates. Also last month, a woman serving time at a prison in Windham, Maine filed a lawsuit alleging she was sexually harassed by a trans inmate named Andrea Balcer. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); Katie Mountain is serving a 10-month sentence for violating probation at the women's prison in Windham.
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