A man falsely charged with posting an in-court photograph of a 12-year-old sexual assault victim is entitled to information that could identify the culprit who apparently assumed his identity and shared the picture on Twitter, a Brooklyn judge has held.
Supreme Court Justice Francois Rivera (See Profile) held that the conduct of whoever posted the picture evinced such “atrocious malice” that the First Amendment provides no shield. Rivera ordered Twitter Inc. to reveal information that would allow the plaintiff to identify the individual who posted the photograph.
