COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — The woman seen being dragged by several men in a viral video at a Coeur d’Alene town hall has filed a lawsuit against the security firm involved and the Kootenai County sheriff for $5 million.
Attorneys representing Teresa Borrenpohl say she was wrongfully removed for voicing a dissenting opinion during the town hall hosted by the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee in February.
During the event, video shows members of Lear Asset Management dragging Borrenpohl from event at the direction of Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris.
Five members of Lear are facing criminal charges for their involvement.
Also named in the lawsuit is KCRCC’s Brent Regan and Lear founder Paul Trouette.
“Town halls are intended to foster conversation and discourse across the aisle, which is why I am deeply alarmed that private security dragged me out of the public meeting for simply exercising my fundamental right of free speech,” said Borrenpohl. “Since this disturbing incident, I have received an outpouring of support from people across the country, for which I am immensely grateful. Along with words of comfort and sympathy, folks have described similar acts of aggression in their own neighborhoods, reinforcing to me the importance of demanding accountability in my own case.”
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