October 08, 2008

Sungenis v. Tarsax

Posted May 22nd, 2008 by Matt C. Sanchez

Summary

Threat Type: Correspondence	Date: 09/27/2007
Status:	Location: Pennsylvania
Disposition:	Verdict/Settlement Amount: n/a
Legal Claims: Defamation
Paul Tarsax, who blogs on a site called Catholic Anti-Defamation League, created and posted a video on YouTube that contained edited footage of Robert Sungenis, the founder of Catholic Apologists International (CAI), making controversial statements about Jews together... read full description

Parties

Party Issuing Legal Threat:	Party Receiving Legal Threat:
Robert Sungenis	Paul Tarsax
Type of Party:	Type of Party:
Individual	Individual
Location of Party:	Location of Party:
Pennsylvania	United States
Legal Counsel:	Legal Counsel:
Colin Andrews, Esq.

Description

Paul Tarsax, who blogs on a site called Catholic Anti-Defamation League, created and posted a video on YouTube that contained edited footage of Robert Sungenis, the founder of Catholic Apologists International (CAI), making controversial statements about Jews together with images from the holocaust.

On September 22, 2007, Tarsax received a cease-and-desist demand from Colin Andrews, Esq., purportedly a lawyer for CAI, which Tarsax posted on his blog. The demand states that the video is libelous and unless it is removed, CAI would "register a legal complaint with Youtube authorities as well as file a lawsuit against you."

Tarsax ignored the demand, but YouTube later removed the video. Tarsax says this was because Sungenis's statements were too graphic and upsetting, while Sungenis states it was because he had complained to YouTube that the video was libelous. Tarsax reposted the video, this time on Google Video and on his blog, where it remains as of May 22, 2008.

Related Links:

Catholic Anti-Defamation League: Youtube Judges Sungenis Anti-Semitic Quotes Too Objectionable (the disputed video can be watched here)

Catholic Anti-Defamation League: Doctor Sungenis, Esquire?

Bellarmine Forum: Response to P. Catan

Details

Website(s) Involved:	Content Type(s):
YouTube	Video
Publication Medium:	Subject Area(s):
Website	Defamation

Court Information & Documents

Location of Filing/Threat:	Source of Law:
Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania
Court Name:	Court Type:

Case Number:

Relevant Documents:
Letter from Colin Andrews (09-22-2007)

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