Federal judge awards $700,000 to former American University student targeted in neo-Nazi ‘troll storm’
A federal judge on Friday awarded more than $700,000 to a former American University student government president who accused the founder of a well-known neo-Nazi website of directing his followers to threaten her with racist online messages.
"We think that this essentially opens up a new avenue to attack the dangerous activities of white supremacists in our country," Clarke said in an interview."I would expect that other litigators will be able to use the ruling in this case to seek justice on behalf of other victims of hate crimes." Anglin posted an article on the Daily Stormer, writing:"No one feels safe around bananas." He then published Ms Dumpson's name and photo and direct links to her Facebook account and the AU student government Twitter account and called on his followers to"troll storm" her, according to the court opinion.
Story continuesMs Dumpson said she started having flashbacks and nightmares. She was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, an eating disorder, depression and anxiety. She lost more than 15% of her body weight"from the mental trauma stemming from the incident," according to court documents. Anglin and Ade could not be reached for comment, and it is unclear whether they will follow the judge's order. The lawsuit also listed Anglin's Moonbase Holdings limited liability company as a defendant.
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