Alec’s client is a law enforcement officer who came to him with concerns about articles that had been published regarding an arrest he made. Essentially, the individual Alec’s client arrested was upset because he felt the facts did not justify an arrest. That’s natural. But he took it one step too far and went to a local news website and told them a version of events that was simply not true. He accused Alec’s client of planting evidence and lying on police reports. That is an issue because those claims constitute criminal allegations against the officer who was just doing his job and certainly not committing any felonies. Nonetheless, the news agency published multiple articles based on the arrestee’s version of events.
These articles began causing serious issues for Alec’s client and harming his reputation both at work and in the community. Alec drafted a letter correcting the record and pointing out that the articles constitute defamation. The letter demanded that all of the articles be removed immediately or the news agency would be facing a lawsuit.
WITHIN MINUTES of receiving the demand letter, the news agency took the articles down. The owner of the agency had a reasonable conversation with Alec, understood the client’s concerns and agreed to keep the articles off the internet. Now the client can move on with his career without the cloud of those accusatory and false articles.
