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State of Colorado v. Tafoya [1]

Submitted by DMLP Staff on Tue, 02/10/2009 - 15:43

Summary

Threat Type: 

Criminal Charge

Date: 

10/01/2008

Status: 

Pending

Location: 

Colorado

Verdict or Settlement Amount: 

N/A

Legal Claims: 

Criminal Libel
In late October 2008, Colorado authorities charged Robert Ezekiel Tafoya with one count of criminal libel.  According to the Pueblo Chieftan:  "The investigation showed that the defendant pasted pictures of the face of one person onto the body of other persons... read full description
Parties

Party Receiving Legal Threat: 

Robert Ezekiel Tafoya

Type of Party: 

Government

Type of Party: 

Individual

Location of Party: 

  • Colorado

Location of Party: 

  • Colorado

Legal Counsel: 

Bill Thiebaut (D.A.)
Description

In late October 2008, Colorado authorities charged Robert Ezekiel Tafoya with one count of criminal libel.  According to the Pueblo Chieftan [2]: 

"The investigation showed that the defendant pasted pictures of the face of one person onto the body of other persons and published or disseminated the pictures electronically to others," Thiebaut [the District Attorney] said. "We believe it impeached the reputation (of his accuser) and those pictures were being used to ridicule her." Thiebaut would not elaborate on the relationship between Tafoya and his accuser, or what the doctored photos depicted, except to say that they cast Tafoya's accuser "in a compromising position."

Related Links: 

  • The Pueblo Chieftain: Criminal libel charged in Pueblo [2]
  • The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press: Colorado man charged with seldom-used criminal libel [3]
Details

Content Type: 

  • Graphic

Subject Area: 

  • Defamation
  • Criminal
Court Information & Documents

Jurisdiction: 

  • Colorado

Source of Law: 

  • Colorado

Court Name: 

10th Judicial District, Pueblo County

Court Type: 

State
CMLP Information (Private)

Priority: 

1-High

Threat Source: 

RSS

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Source URL (modified on 08/20/2014 - 11:07pm): https://www.dmlp.org/threats/state-colorado-v-tafoya

Links
[1] https://www.dmlp.org/threats/state-colorado-v-tafoya
[2] http://www.chieftain.com/articles/2008/11/03/news/local/doc490e91fce3eac412872872.txt
[3] http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=7108