Nick Sandmann lawyer: Media, celebrities who attacked student 'should be punished and pay a high fee'

An attorney for Nick Sandmann, the Covington Catholic excessive faculty scholar who changed into vilified after a confrontation with a local American activist went viral closing month, informed Fox news on Thursday that the celebrities, media and other companies who allegedly defamed his customer "need to be punished and they should pay a high fee for what they did."

Todd McMurty, the co-tips for Sandmann, verified they had been due to the fact that prison moves against dozens of individuals and groups on accusations of defamation, slander and libel.

"we're settling on individuals that could be libel.  after which we're sending out what you call doc renovation letters," McMurty said on the "Todd Starnes reveal." "These letters are designed to place americans on word... So we despatched those to about fifty two corporations that consist of celebrities, countrywide media sources, Catholic diocese that had been involved in this. So all those americans have got notices."

McMurty informed Starnes as many as seven attorneys are presently sifting via files and suggestions with a purpose to expedite felony action.

"we will continue to expand that checklist of 52 and that i suspect when it's all over the checklist goes to be within the hundreds as we establish different americans who've defamed, slandered and libeled Nick both in the press, reside programs and writing," McMurty added. "We do intend to pursue as many of these americans as we maybe can."

Sandmann attorney L. Lin wood instructed Fox information past this week that they have delivered cyber bullying and assault to the checklist of viable felony movements.

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"Defendants who've deliberately joined a cybermob aimed at harassing and threatening a teen have respectable purpose to be legally worried," timber advised Fox information in a press release.

Many celebrities and media organizations pounced on an initial video from last month's March for all times in Washington, D.C., asserting Sandmann and his classmates were harassing a native American activist. despite the fact, an extended video launched later introduced extra context and showed the students being taunted before Native American activists including Nathan Phillips approached them.

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McMurty expressed concern for Sandmann's future over the incident.

"They made false statements against my client that have broken his reputation. and picture being the adult discipline to all of this hatred at age 16 and imagine for those who follow to a school grad faculty. imagine if you happen to go to a party. think about in case you seek a brand new job or want to stream to a brand new city we're going to understand who you are," McMurty instructed Starnes. "I don't suppose individuals are going to overlook this for years to come. And what they did to him is completely inexcusable. it's a travesty and they all need to be punished and that they should pay a excessive cost for what they did."

Fox news' Lucia I. Suarez Sang contributed to this file.