Neo-Nazi Leader Must Pay $14M To Jewish Woman He Helped Harass, Court Rules
Andrew Anglin
(JTA) — The publisher of a neo-Nazi website who instructed readers to troll a Jewish real-estate agent will pay the victim $14 million, a federal judge said.
US Magistrate Judge Jeremiah Lynch’s ruling Monday also recommends that the court order The Daily Stormer publisher Andrew Anglin to remove all posts and photos that he used to victimize Montana resident Tanya Gersh, her husband and her 12-year-old son in 2016. The website called on readers to unleash a “troll storm” on Gersh.
Trolling is the act of harassing people on social network. The Daily Stormer is one of the most-read white supremacist websites int the world.
In order to take effect, Lynch’s recommendations must be approved by the US District Court, the New York Post reported.
Gersh said in a statement, “This lawsuit has always been about stopping others from enduring the terror I continue to live through at the hands of a neo-Nazi and his followers. I wanted to make sure that this never happens to anyone else,” she added.
She sued Anglin after she said her family received scores of threatening and anti-Semitic messages.
The threats began after Anglin accused Gersh of trying to force out the mother of a white nationalist from the mountain resort community of Whitefish.
Anglin unsuccessfully argued his actions were protected under the First Amendment.
Of the recommended $14 million payout, Lynch said Gersh deserves $10 million in punitive damages and $4 million for lost earnings, pain and suffering.
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