Sheriff’s Wife Wins $3-Million Libel Ruling
A judge awarded $3 million to a San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department counselor who alleged that a newspaper group libeled her in articles about her relationship with the sheriff.
Judge Christopher Warner ruled Friday in favor of Nancy Bohl in her case against Ray Pryke, publisher of Victorville-based Valley Wide Newspapers. At the time the stories were published, Bohl was dating Sheriff Gary Penrod. They have since married.
Warner found that testimony showed published stories caused Bohl “severe emotional distress, mortification and humiliation.” Pryke said he intends to appeal.
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