Lawyers for parents of a child slain in the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting began presenting evidence on Alex Jones’ wealth to jurors in Texas.
Alex Jones attempts to answer questions about his text messages asked by Mark Bankston, lawyer for Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, during trial at the Travis County Courthouse , Austin, Texas, U.S., August 3, 2022. Briana Sanchez/Pool via REUTERSAug 5 - A lawyer for parents of a child killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting on Friday urged a Texas jury to punish Alex Jones for monetizing lies as they seek punitive damages for his false claims that the massacre was staged.
Lewis' parents say they suffered years of harassment after Jones broadcast falsehoods about the killing of 20 children and six staff at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, on Dec. 14, 2012.The 12-person jury on Thursday said Jones must pay the parents $4.1 million in compensatory damages for spreading conspiracy theories about the massacre. That verdict followed a two-week trial in Austin, Texas, where Jones' radio show and webcast Infowars are based.
Jones sought to distance himself from the conspiracy theories during his testimony, apologizing to the parents and acknowledging that Sandy Hook was "100% real."
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