Marilyn Mosby Sued For Defamation
Marilyn Mosby, the celebrated Baltimore State attorney who brought up charges against the six officers in the Freddie Gray case, is now facing a lawsuit.
Two of the officers charged are suing Mosby for defamation and claiming that she used their arrests to “quell the riots in Baltimore.”
Two officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray are suing Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby for defamation and invasion of privacy.
Sgt. Alicia White and Officer William Porter, who are facing charges of involuntary manslaughter in the 25-year-old’s death last April, filed the lawsuit against Mosby, Baltimore sheriff’s office Maj. Sam Cogen and the state of Maryland on May 2, according to Baltimore Circuit Court records made public Wednesday.
The officers claim that Mosby and Cogen knew the statement of charges filed against the officers and other statements made by Mosby at a May 1, 2015, news conference announcing the charges “were false.”
“These among other statements were made not for the purpose of prosecuting crimes that had allegedly been committed by White and Porter, but rather for purposes of quelling the riots in Baltimore,” the suit alleges.
The lawsuit lists the officers’ attorney as Michael E. Glass, who could not be reached for comment.
A spokeswoman for the state’s attorney’s office declined to comment, citing a gag order on the criminal prosecution, and the sheriff’s office also declined to comment.
Legal experts expressed doubt that the lawsuit would be successful.
SMH….what do YOU think about Marilyn Mosby getting sued???
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