An avid supporter of Milo Yiannopoulos launched a lawsuit against the University of California Berkeley, Berkeley’s mayor and several others, alleging to the violation of her civil rights as well as First Amendment violations.
According to CNBC, the lawsuit – filed in a federal court in Northern California, accuses the defendants of infringing upon the rights of Kiara Robles by inflicting physical harm on her simply because she was expressing her opinion.
The allegation also names House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Party Chairman John Burton and George Soros, “planned to attend a Feb. 1 speech by Yiannopoulos at UC Berkeley’s campus that was cancelled after protests turned violent.”
Robles was pepper-sprayed during the violence while being interviewed by ABC 7 – an incident that was caught on camera.
“I’m looking to just make a statement by being here,” she told the reporter. “I think the protesters are doing the same and props to them for the ones who are doing it non-violently.”
Ironically, as soon as Robles stepped away from the reporter, a hand appeared clutching a spray can aimed directly at her. She was sprayed in the eyes.
In the same vein, Berkeley’s mayor, Jesse Arreguin, has been widely accused of ordering police officers to stand down during the riots at UC Berkeley.
It may thus be implied that the Mayor’s order is to blame for assaults like the one meted out to Robles.
Arreguin has apparently not commented on the suit filed against him by Robles; the same for Nancy Pelosi, John Burton and George Soros.
UC Berkeley, according to CNBC, has stated that it intends to launch a “vigorous and successful defense of its actions, and looks forward to contesting this collection of false claims.”
