LaComb v. Jacksonville Daily News Co.

MARTIN, Judge.

Plaintiffs were arrested 6 November 1998 and each charged with misdemeanor counts of contributing to the delinquency of two minors. The warrants alleged that plaintiffs “knowingly” did “cause, encourage and aid” the named juveniles “to commit an act, drinking beer and smoking cigarettes, and engage in a sex act, whereby that juvenile could be adjudicated delinquent.” On 10 November 1998, the Jacksonville Daily News (defendant) published a three paragraph story about the arrest of plaintiffs in the local “Blotter” section of the newspaper. The article stated in part: “The two…