A Connecticut judge found Jones liable for damages in November, and a trial is planned to determine how much he should pay the families.
Infowars host Alex Jones offered to pay $120,000 per plaintiff to resolve a lawsuit by relatives of
who said he defamed them by asserting the massacre never happened, according to court filings Tuesday. The offer was quickly rejected by the families.in November, and a trial is planned to determine how much he should pay the families. The plaintiffs said they have been subjected to harassment and death threats from Jones’ followers because of theThe court filings posted online said: “Mr. Jones extends his heartfelt apology for any distress his remarks caused.”
Veronique De La Rosa with a photo of her son Noah, testifying on gun laws in Hartford, Conn. Leonard Pozner and De La Rosa, the parents of Noah Pozner, one of the 20 children killed in the Sandy Hook shooting, are part of the defamation lawsuit against Alex Jones.Last week Jones defied a court order to attend a deposition near his home in Austin, Texas, to provide testimony ahead of the trial. Jones said he was ill.
Scarlett Lewis, with a picture of her son, Sandy Hook shooting victim Jesse Lewis, is part of the defamation lawsuit agains Alex Jones, who falsely claimed the massacre of 20 children and six educators was a hoax.Twenty first graders and six educators were killed in the 2012 shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. The families of eight of the victims and an FBI agent who responded to the school sued Jones, Infowars and others in Connecticut over the hoax conspiracy.
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