Man fined for being naked in national park

BANGOR – A federal judge has ordered a man to pay a $215 fine for being naked in Acadia National Park.

Antonio Boggia, 77, of Trenton, Maine, and Livingston, Texas, pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Bangor to indecent conduct.

He faced up to six months in prison and a fine of up to $1,000.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Margaret Kravchuk ordered Boggia, who had been warned previously by park rangers not to swim or sunbathe naked in the park, to pay the fine. A charge of interfering with agency function by resisting arrest was dismissed, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Bangor.

Boggia was arrested on the afternoon of June 18 at Lake Wood. He was taken to the Hancock County Jail, where he was later released on his own recognizance, according to park officials.

Lake Wood is listed on about.com as one of 38 places in Maine known for nude sunbathing and swimming. The Web site also states that bathing suits are required at the park swimming hole and that the sanction for being naked at Lake Wood is “unofficial.”

In an unrelated case, Kravchuk sentenced a Bar Harbor man to seven days in jail for driving drunk in the park.

The judge also ordered Andrew G. Buzzell, 24, to pay a $600 fine and prohibited him from operating a vehicle on federally owned land for 18 months after he pleaded guilty to the federal misdemeanor.

He faced up to six months in prison and a fine of up to $5,000.

Buzzell was arrested June 18 at Schooner Head Overlook in his car, according to park officials. His blood alcohol level was 0.26 percent, more than three times the legal limit of 0.08 percent.