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Colo. man charged with libel over Craigslist posts
Headline News | 2008/12/02 18:49
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.pIt'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./ppAbrahamson charged J.P. Weichel, 40, of Loveland, in October over posts he allegedly made on Craigslist's Rants and Rave section./ppThe 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./ppPolice obtained search warrants for records from Web sites including Craigslist before identifying Weichel as the suspect. Weichel shares a child with the woman./ppWeichel, confronted by detectives at his workplace in August, said he was just venting, according to court records./ppNo phone listing could be found for Weichel, and his attorney, Michael Liggett of Fort Collins, didn't immediately return a message left Monday by The Associated Press./ppLibel is commonly seen as a civil case. Denver attorney Steve Zansberg, who specializes in First Amendment law, said prosecutors seeking criminal libel cases could have a chilling effect on free speech in Colorado, particularly over the Internet./ppAbrahamson wasn't so sure. He said it is up to police departments to pursue cases./ppZansberg contends the law is outdated, is unclear about stating opinions and is written in such a way that dead people could be victims of criminal libel./p


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