The parents of a six-year old child killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school massacre asked a US bankruptcy judge on Tuesday (Feb 14) to allow them proceed to trial against right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who claimed for years that the shooting was a hoax. US Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez said at a hearing in Houston on Tuesday...
Infowars founder Alex Jones speaks to the media after appearing at his Sandy Hook defamation trial at Connecticut Superior Court in Waterbury, Connecticut, US on Oct 4, 2022.The parents of a six-year old child killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school massacre asked a US bankruptcy judge on Tuesday to allow them proceed to trial against right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who claimed for years that the shooting was a hoax.
Because Jones and his company are bankrupt, lawsuits against them cannot proceed without the permission of a bankruptcy judge. Jones claimed for years that the 2012 killing of 20 students and six staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School was staged as part of a government plot to seize Americans’ guns. He has since acknowledged the shooting occurred, but plaintiffs said Jones cashed in for years off his lies about the massacre and subjected them to harassment and stalking by his followers.
A new trial would interrupt Jones' radio and video talk shows, reducing his ability to sell supplements and other products, which are key to producing the income that will eventually be used to pay defamation judgements, Jones said in court papers.Jones' ability to generate revenue has been a point of contention in the bankruptcy cases.
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