Former head of “Catholic Citizenship” Aquitted of Assaulting ACLU Employee
As a follow up to a post I did last December, 51-year-old Larry Cirignano, the former head of Catholic Citizenship, was acquitted of violating civil rights and misdemeanor assault and battery against ACLU employee Sarah Loy who claimed she was pushed to the ground during a rally which opposed same-sex marriage. The official statement by Cirignano’s attorney stated:
“We believe the overwhelming evidence was that the complainant in this case, Sarah Loy, tripped over someone’s foot and was not pushed by Lawrence Cirignano. In addition, the law is clear that since the Let the People Vote rally had a permit to hold its rally and therefore Ms. Loy (of the ACLU) did not have a right to disrupt that rally by bearing her contrary message into the permitted rally. The judge agreed with our position on this point and dismissed the violation of civil rights charge again Mr. Cirignano. Now the jury has agreed with the defense’s position on the assault and battery charge and exonerated Mr. Cirignano. This is a fortunate result for Mr. Cirignano and the law.”
As of yet, there has been no apology for the defamation of character by Loy or her attorney.
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