#Andy ngo lawsuit trial#

Hacker also allegedly helped organize the event that Ngo covered during his initial assault on May 1, 2019. Hacker’s gym membership was reportedly revoked after gym staff intervened and returned Ngo’s phone. Hacker proceeded to steal Ngo’s phone and broke his case after the Post Millennial senior editor began recording out of fear the altercation would escalate. Hacker allegedly poured an unspecified liquid onto Ngo at a 24 Hour Fitness gym on May 7, 2019. When Hacker refused to return the phone to Ngo, gym staff allegedly intervened and… /NvaqpclWP1 On May 7, 2019, Hacker allegedly threw an unknown liquid onto Ngo at a local gym, then forcibly robbed Ngo, taking his phone. Ngo’s attorney, Dorothy Yamamoto, detailed her client’s assaults on and citing Hacker and Richter had referenced Ngo’s assaults online and with the Post Millennial senior editor directly.ĪLLEGATIONS: John Colin Hacker, according to complaint.

Media restrictions were placed citing alleged threats of violence and doxxing reportedly made toward jury members, according to Judge Sinlapasai. Journalists were not allowed to “live-post” to social media. Judge Sinlapasai enacted media restrictions allowing only photographs to be taken during court proceedings.

#Andy ngo lawsuit trial#

Defendants John Colin Hacker and Elizabeth Renee Richter will also face trial by jury. Sinlapasai, who is overseeing Ngo’s case.

Prior to the trial, three alleged Antifa members, Corbyn Katherine Belyea, Madison Lee Allen, and Joseph Christian Evans, were found “in default” and would be held liable for damages by Judge Champone P. The trial is expected to last at minimum 5 days. Ngo is seeking nearly $1 million in damages from alleged Antifa violence, which began in 2019 in Portland, Oregon.