Procter & Gamble filed suit against four people.

The suits were filed against James H. Johnson of Madison Heights, Va.; Mary and Clem Folejewski of Dunmore, Pa., and George Embers of Wichita, Kan., for spreading “false and malicious” statements associating the company with Satanism. The four are charged with libeling the character of P&G; by making statements and distributing literature that stated that P&G; supported the Church of Satan and that the P&G; trademark is a symbol of Satanism. They also encouraged others to stop buying P&G; products, the company said. P&G; is asking the courts to stop the individuals from circulating the false stories and is seeking unspecified monetary damages.