The Brief
- A St. Paul church parishioner has filed a lawsuit against protesters and journalists for disrupting a church service during an anti-ICE protest.
- The protest on Jan. 18 targeted Pastor David Easterwood due to his alleged role as acting director of the ICE field office.
- Federal charges have been brought against seven protesters and two journalists for violations of the FACE Act and the KKK Act.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – A St. Paul church parishioner has filed a lawsuit against a group of protesters who disrupted a church service last month as part of an anti-ICE protest, seeking damages over mental distress caused by the demonstration.
Lawsuit filed
What we know:
Ann Doucette filed the lawsuit against the group of protesters along with journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort in Minnesota District Court on Monday.
The lawsuit claims Doucette, who was attending service the day of the protest, had her ability to exercise freedom of religion interfered with, causing her “severe emotional distress, fear, anxiety, and trauma.”…