Five people affiliated with white nationalist hate group Patriot Front are suing a Seattle\u002Darea man who they say infiltrated the group and disclosed their identities online
“At a deeper level, this complaint seeks to vindicate the rule of law and basic principles of free expression for persons who espouse unpopular opinions,” the lawsuit states.. The newspaper attempted to contact him through the now-defunct Washington nonprofit organization with which he is registered. Efforts by The Associated Press to reach him were also unsuccessful.
As a result of the members’ identities surfacing on the internet _ the five plaintiffs say they were fired from their jobs, threatened at their homes, and have had their tires slashed, among other consequences, the lawsuit says. Brown and James Julius Johnson were among 31 Patriot Front members arrested in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, last year and charged with planning to riot at a Pride event. Johnson and four other men were convicted of misdemeanor conspiracy to riot and sentenced last month to several days in jail and a $1,000 fine.Article content
The lawsuit seeks unspecified economic and punitive damages from Capito and an order barring him from using the Patriot Front members’ personal information.
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