Santillo v. Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc.

LAWRENCE, J.,

This is an appeal from the court’s order of April 1,1993 granting summary judgment in favor of defendants Clement Reedel and Robert Piermatteo.

In 1987, Michael Santillo was a candidate for the elective office of District Justice of Bridgeport, Pennsylvania. He had previously been a member of the Upper Merion Police Department until he resigned in 1979. After he announced his bid for elective office, the Philadelphia Inquirer, in April, 1987, printed an article regarding charges that plaintiff had attempted to sexually assault a 16 year-old girl during his tenure at the police…