July 2023

Maine Supreme Court Affirms Trial Win for Newspaper That Reported on Sex Abuse Allegations and Coverup

By Cynthia Counts

PUBLISHED IN: MediaLawLetter July 2023

TOPICS : Defamation

The Maine Supreme Court affirmed a jury’s verdict in favor of a newspaper company and two journalists accused of defamation for reporting on decades old sex abuse allegations against a former police captain.

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