Definitely press charges, and to heck with your sister.

I was living in a very small town with my then-bf when I got pregnant years ago. It was one of those places that listed birth announcements in the paper.

When I went to pre-register at the hospital, they asked if I wanted to have the announcement in the paper. I said yes. My %$#@!!! bf said no, because his grandfather was a big hotshot dr. at that particular hospital, and he didn't want his gparents knowing I was pregnant.

The "no info" order meant that when I went into labor and people called to check on what was going on with me, they were told that that information couldn't be given out, so none of my friends except one, who I called myself, knew that I was in the hospital giving birth, or if I'd had a boy or girl and when, etc.

I have always resented the hell out of that, that just because my bf was ashamed of what was half his fault in the first place, my friends couldn't find out anything.

Moral of this story is, don't let anybody push you around just because it will "make them look bad." Your property was destroyed. You had a right to it. Your brother didn't. That's a chargeable offense. Go for it.

Love, Candy