An Oregon court has ruled in favor of journalist Andy Ngo, ruling that three people involved in a 2019 attack on Ngo must pay $300,000. Ngo posted the information on his X (formerly Twitter) account.
BREAKING: At a hearing today regarding three defaulted Antifa defendants in my Ngo v. Rose City Antifa, et al. lawsuit, the court heard evidence about the brutal June 29, 2019 beating I suffered at a Rose City Antifa event where I was seriously injured. The court found that I was… pic.twitter.com/4XlHioNXtf
— Andy Ngô 🏳️🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) August 21, 2023
The defendants were identified as Corbyn "Katherine" Belyea, Madison "Denny" Lee Allen and Sammich Overkill Schott-Deputy. According to The Post Millennial "Andy Ngo Defendants Corbyn ‘Katherine’ Belyea, Madison ‘Denny’ Lee Allen, and Sammich Overkill Schott-Deputy were found liable by Judge Sinaplasai for assault, battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress." The defendants pleaded in absentia on July 14, which is why they did not appear at the civil jury trial held earlier this month.
"The court found that I was indeed battered and assaulted by Madison ‘Denny’ Lee Allen, Katherine ‘Corbyn’ Belyea and Sammich Overkill Schott-Deputy (formerly Joseph Christian Evans). The court awarded me $300,000—to be split equally among these three attackers," Andy Ngo wrote on X.
"A small vindication of the disappointing verdict earlier this month"
"While it will continue to be a steep uphill battle to collect today's awarded damages given the default defendants' history of evasion, I remain determined to hold Antifa and its members accountable for their violent attacks," Ngo added.
Earlier this month, a jury found defendants John Colin Hacker and Elizabeth Renee Richter not liable in the civil case journalist Andy Ngo filed against Rose City Antifa and its alleged affiliates. Ngo sued them for physically attacking him on several occasions since 2019 and was seeking nearly $1 million in damages.
"Today's victory is a small vindication for the disappointing jury verdict earlier this month at trial. Collecting on these judgments will pose serious challenges; however, I’m deeply grateful for the support of the @liberty_ctr and my counsel Dorothy Yamamoto ( @MY_llp_law ), Gregory Michael, @pnjaban , James Buchal and @mark_trammell for believing in me, and helping me hold these attackers accountable for trying to violently silence my First Amendment rights," Ngo said.
