He attacked and blinded a Connecticut woman earlier this year . She was not aware of the risk the chimpanzee posed , state 's attorney says . Criminal prosecution ##s have had to show that owner acted recklessly . The court papers , filed in Stamford Superior Court in Connecticut , alleged that the owner was liable for the attack , negligent and reckless in her ownership of a wild animal . In March , Charla Smith filed a lawsuit seeking $ 1 million in damages from the owner .
He attacked and blinded a Connecticut woman earlier this year . She was not aware of the risk the chimpanzee posed , state 's attorney says . Criminal prosecution ##s have had to show that owner acted recklessly . In March , Charla Smith filed a lawsuit seeking $ 1 million in damages from the owner .