Ngo was able to "break away" and later walked to the central police precinct, as directed by a medic team associated with the Portland Police, according to the lawsuit. Lee struck Ngo over the head with placard, while sporting green hair and a light, red-colored bandanna," it states.ĭuring the incident, Mr. Defendant Madison Lee Allen was among the group of assailants who attacked Ngo. "Evans was one of the first to strike Ngo, his actions inciting further violence against Ngo. " Defendant Joseph Christian Evans was among the group of assailants who attacked Ngo," the lawsuit states. Ngo was recording video of protests involving Rose City Antifa in Portland when he was attacked on two separate occasions in one day-first by alleged Antifa members, who threw "milkshakes" at him that police later said contained quick-drying concrete, and then again, when the attackers "suddenly mobbed and bloodied" him, throwing eggs and more of the purported "milkshakes" at him before punching and kicking him. 'Pain, Humiliation, and Emotional Distress'Īccording to the lawsuit ( pdf), Mr. Unidentified Rose City Antifa members beat up Andy Ngo, a Portland-based journalist, in Portland, Ore., on June 29, 2019. Ngo had accused the three defendants of attacking him in June 2019 during protests in Portland, Oregon.
" In retaliation for Ngo’s unfavorable coverage, and in an effort to intimidate Ngo from further revealing Antifa’s illegal acts, Defendants have targeted Ngo, including by assaulting and threatening Ngo to the point of causing lasting and significant physical injuries publicizing private and personal information about the whereabouts of Ngo and his family and even attempting to break into his family’s home, among a multitude of other threats and acts of violence," his lawyers said. "Ngo, with his persistent reporting, has brought to light many misdeeds of this terrorist organization and is perhaps more responsible than any other American journalist for increasing public awareness of the threat Antifa and its followers pose to public safety," the lawsuit stated. Ngo’s activities "through a coordinated campaign of threatened and actual violence, harassment, and stalking." The lawsuit alleged the defendants and other Antifa members had sought to suppress Mr.
Monday's ruling was the result of a lawsuit originally filed by the Center for American Liberty on behalf of the investigative journalist in 2020. " 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," he added.
Andy Ngo, a Portland-based journalist, is seen covered in an unknown substance after unidentified Rose City Antifa members attacked him in Portland, Ore., on June 29, 2019. "Collecting on these judgments will pose serious challenges however, I’m deeply grateful for the support of the and my counsel Dorothy Yamamoto, Gregory Michael, Harmeet Dhillon, James Buchal and for believing in me, and helping me hold these attackers accountable for trying to violently silence my First Amendment rights," Mr. Ngo alleging attacks against him beginning in 2019. Ngo, editor-at-large for The Post Millennial news site, called it a "victory" but still a "small vindication for the disappointing jury verdict earlier this month at trial."ĭuring that trial, a jury in Portland cleared two activists of all civil liability in a lawsuit filed by Mr. Ngo's complaint, were also ordered by the judge to equally split the damage payments among themselves. The three defendants, who did not defend themselves in court and were found in default after not responding to Mr. Multnomah County Circuit Judge Chanpone Sinlapasai found the three defendants, Corbyn (Katherine) Belyea, Madison "Denny" Lee Allen, and Joseph Evans-who now goes by the legal name of Sammich Overkill Schott-Deputy-liable for assault, battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress during the virtual court hearing at the Multnomah County Courthouse in Portland, Oregon.
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