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elgato
Joined: 24 Feb 2005
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Location: Texas
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| Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 10:26 am Post subject: Colo. man charged with libel over Craigslist posts |
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FORT COLLINS, Colo. – A man accused of making unflattering online comments about his former lover and her attorney on Craigslist has been charged with two counts of criminal libel.
"It's not a charge you see a lot of," Larimer County District Attorney Larry Abrahamson said of the 1800s-era state law that can put people in jail for the content of their speech or writing.
Abrahamson charged J.P. Weichel, 40, of Loveland, in October over posts he allegedly made on Craigslist's "Rants and Rave" section.
The case began when a woman told Loveland police in December 2007 about postings made about her between November and December 2007. Court records show posts that suggested she traded sexual acts for legal services from her attorney and mentioned a visit from child services because of an injury to her child.
Police obtained search warrants for records from Web sites including Craigslist before identifying Weichel as the suspect. Weichel shares a child with the woman.
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thehotrod
Joined: 27 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 9:33 pm Post subject: Re: Colo. man charged with libel over Craigslist posts |
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| wow.. didnt hear about that one.. |
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leonceantiques
Joined: 16 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 5:45 pm Post subject: Re: Colo. man charged with libel over Craigslist posts |
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| Some people have no life and remain classless. Leave other people alone and live your own life. |
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