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Swanson A 21-year-old man from Red Bud voluntarily dismissed his defamation lawsuit against a local vigilante group that accused him of communicating online with a woman he thought was a 14-year-old girl with the intent of sexual exploitation, according to a press release. Adrian Collins sought in excess of $50,000 for compensatory damages and in excess of $50,000 for punitive damages because he allegedly lost his job at Red Bud Regional Hospital after KTS Predator Hunters and its leader, Kyle Swanson, posted publicly the communications he had with the supposed social media profile of a 14-year-old, according to media reports. “The way Adrian chatted with our fake profile of a 14-year-old girl sounded like he was trying to groom her by offering money and telling her not to tell anyone,” Swanson told the ....
Jacksonville attorney says online predator hunters mission will continue, despite lawsuit Teri Maddox Tribune News Service Dec. 14, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail A Jacksonville attorney says a “predator-hunting” group will continue its work while fighting a lawsuit accusing it of defaming a Red Bud man. A Randolph County judge denied a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, which contends a “predator-hunting” group and its leader wrongly defamed him on Facebook by accusing him of “grooming” a 14-year-old girl for sex. Ben Grohmann, attorney for plaintiff Adrian Collins, had filed a motion for voluntary dismissal on Dec. 3, but that motion was withdrawn at a hearing Thursday before Associate Judge Gene Gross. ....