Nancy Grace being sued by man wrongly accused of being a serial killer

[davidn3600]

A man who was quickly branded a 'selfie stalker' after his picture turned up on a crime victim's cellphone is suing television commentator Nancy Grace for defamation, saying she refused to stop airing his photo even after authorities had cleared him of any wrongdoing.

The lawsuit filed Monday in Denver says Grace, who hosts a show on Turner Broadcasting's HLN network, incorrectly told millions of viewers that Ben Seibert invaded a woman's home and snapped a photo of himself on her phone, which she described as a 'textbook serial killer's calling card.'

Seibert said Grace humiliated him with her commentary, which prompted people across the country to label him a weirdo, sicko, rapist and pervert on various social network sites.

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The lawsuit points to other cases in which it says Grace made 'outrageous and defamatory' comments on television and notes that several courts admonished her for unethical conduct during the nine years she was a prosecutor.

'Based on the history we've researched regarding Ms. Grace, we're pretty confident there are other victims,' Pineau said, urging others to come forward to help Seibert's case.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2829174/Man-branded-selfie-stalker-sues-Nancy-Grace.html

Hope he wins. Nancy Grace has been doing this for years on her show.

[pnwmom]

1. Good. I remember the way she went after the Duke lacrosse students, who were subsequently

determined by the state of NC to be factually "innocent."

They could have had a case against her, too. What a nasty person.

[Cha]

2. Somebody needs to hold her accountable

[LAGC]

3. Has there ever been a defendant (or anyone accused of some crime) that she hasn't presumed guilty?

Her motto seems to be: "Hang them first, ask questions later."

What a wicked witch of the west!

[LittleBlue]

4. She's had multiple instances of prosecutorial misconduct

While a prosecutor, Grace was reprimanded by the Supreme Court of Georgia for withholding evidence and for making improper statements in a 1997 arson and murder case. The court overturned the conviction in that case and found that Grace’s behavior “demonstrated her disregard of the notions of due process and fairness and was inexcusable.” [9] As well, a 2005 federal appeals opinion by Judge William H. Pryor, Jr. found that Grace "played fast and loose" with core ethical rules in a 1990 triple murder case, including the withholding of evidence and allowing a police detective to testify falsely under oath. The 1990 murder conviction was upheld despite Grace's prosecutorial misconduct.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Grace#Career_as_prosecutor

Her wikipedia page is one controversy after another.

[Liberal Lolita]

5. That she is given an audience

shows what is wrong with this country.

[davidpdx]

6. Me too

But defamation is hard to prove, so he'd better have some pretty convincing evidence.

[AngryDem001]

7. Even her own staff got sick of her crap!

[Liberal Lolita]

14. LMAO

Great post!

[theHandpuppet]

17. Oh, that was a hoot!!!

Here's to Elizabeth!!

[rpannier]

8. Hope she loses millions of dollars

Wish he could see the network too
That would likely get her pulled if they lost enough

[OldRedneck]

9. She's one of the reason I stopped watching CNN years ago

There is no news on the cable "news" channels -- not on CNN, Fox, MSNBC, CNBC, or any other cable channel touting itself as a "news" channel. It's all entertainment -- Jerry Springer without the bouncers.

[AngryOldDem]

10. Good. Hope he wins.

She can't keep getting away with it.

[MerryBlooms]

11. She's a truly loathsome creature.

[Catherine Vincent]

12. I hope this person wins a bundle

HLN changed and cancelled a few shows recently...her show should have been one of 'em.

[Hepburn]

13. What I would give to be on THAT jury!

Oooooooooh....I hope Nasty Nancy goes down in flames!

[WhiteAndNerdy]

15. Good. She is horrible & needs to be held accountable. nt

[Rex]

16. She is an awful person.

I hope he take her for every dime. I remember seeing her smug face on CNN, so arrogant always thinking she was right. I think poor would suit her. She had her 15 minutes long ago.