A Boise jury has awarded a University of Idaho professor $10 million in damages from a TikTok influencer who falsely connected the professor with the slayings of four U of I students.
The federal jury’s verdict vastly exceeded the money sought by professor Rebecca Scofield, the Idaho Statesman reported.
Shortly after the November 2022 slayings of the four students — Ethan Chapin, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Madison Mogen — Texas-based TikTok influencer Ashley Guillard said Scofield had orchestrated the crime…