Alex Jones trial Jury asks Infowars host to pay $4 million to Sandy Hook victim Jesse Lewis parents × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout SK POP News Alex Jones trial Jury asks Infowars host to pay $4 million to Sandy Hook victim Jesse Lewis parents By Aurko Maitra Modified 05 Aug 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Alex Jones is slated to pay $4 million (image via Jared L Holt/Wikipedia) On Thursday, Infowars host Alex Jones was ordered by a Texas jury to pay $4 million in damages to Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, the parents of a 6-year-old who died in the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary school, in which gunman Adam Lanza killed 28 people. Most of the victims were children. ????@antifaoperativeAlex Jones is having a meltdown on Info Wars, because his cell phone number and home address are being circulated, yet he had no problem with Sandy Hook parents being forced to move seven times due to harassment.380427969Alex Jones is having a meltdown on Info Wars, because his cell phone number and home address are being circulated, yet he had no problem with Sandy Hook parents being forced to move seven times due to harassment. Over the years, Alex Jones has gained a reputation as a conspiracy theorist, considering various mass shootings as staged government hoaxes. According to Jones, the victims were crisis actors who were used to create a sense of uproar that would ultimately tighten gun laws. Jones claimed that the government's idea to stage these elaborate hoaxes was to make the American public easier to control. The allegations by Alex Jones triggered several instances of protest, as he claimed the young victims of the Sandy Hook massacre were simply tools used by the US government. Occupy Democrats@OccupyDemocratsBREAKING: Alex Jones melts down over his "damn" attorneys accidentally sending his secret "raw text messages" to the opposing counsel, calling it "incredibly sick" — clearly worried that he'll now be prosecuted and sent to jail for perjury. RT TO DEMAND THAT HE BE LOCKED UP!121973998BREAKING: Alex Jones melts down over his "damn" attorneys accidentally sending his secret "raw text messages" to the opposing counsel, calling it "incredibly sick" — clearly worried that he'll now be prosecuted and sent to jail for perjury. RT TO DEMAND THAT HE BE LOCKED UP! Parents like Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis have demanded compensation, claiming that the Infowars host reportedly undermined their loss and subjected them to harassment by Jones' supporters. The trial of Alex Jones According to USA Today, Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis demanded $150 million in compensatory damage for the defamatory claims Jones made about the Sandy Hook massacre. Gabe Sanchez @iamgabesanchezAlex Jones in “Curb Your Defamation”259544319Alex Jones in “Curb Your Defamation” https://t.co/zHNlZW5Yqr In court, Heslin described the gravity of the harassment the parents faced. He said: "I can't even describe the last nine and a half years, the living hell that I and others have had to endure because of the recklessness and negligence of Alex Jones." On Wednesday, it was discovered the trial had taken a sharp turn, as it was revealed Jones' attorneys had mistakenly sent two years of text messages and emails to the opposing legal team. According to the texts, Jones allegedly made far more money from Infowars than he initially revealed. This was astonishing as he had previously claimed that the $150 million demanded by the parents would force him into bankruptcy. On Wednesday, Jones told the court that he did not believe Sandy Hook was a hoax. However, it doesn't end there, as several parents, survivors, and even an FBI agent have filed lawsuits against Jones, claiming that he should be taught a lesson about spreading such severe levels of misinformation and disinformation. Ben Collins@oneunderscore__Alex Jones' lawyers were just now arguing for a mistrial because they accidentally sent the Sandy Hook family lawyers the entire contents of Jones' phone.Judge denies the motion.866205280Alex Jones' lawyers were just now arguing for a mistrial because they accidentally sent the Sandy Hook family lawyers the entire contents of Jones' phone.Judge denies the motion. Mark Bankston, an attorney representing numerous parents, spoke of how the current trial was just the beginning. Bankston said: “We aren’t done folks. We knew coming into this case it was necessary to shoot for the moon to get to understand we were serious and passionate. After tomorrow, he’s going to owe a lot more." Neal Katyal@neal_katyalAt least Alex Jones saved his text messages.366873152At least Alex Jones saved his text messages. Court records revealed that between 2015 and 2018, Jones made $165 million selling items like tactical and survivalist gear on the Infowars website. It is alleged that at least a part of his consumer base emerged from his promotion of conspiracy theories, such as the ones regarding the massacre in Sandy Hook. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Sayati Das × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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