Idaho professor sues TikToker for defamation
Published Date: 12/29/2022
Source: KING 5
A University of Idaho professor has sued a TikTok sleuth who accused her in the November killings of four students. The students – Madison Mogen, 21, of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21, of Rathdrum, Idaho; Xana Kernodle, 20, of Post Falls, Idaho; and Ethan Chapin, 20, of Conway, Washington – were found dead Nov. 13 in a rental house. Attorneys for Rebecca Scofield, an associate professor and chair of the history department at the University of Idaho, filed a lawsuit Dec. 21 claiming Ashley Guillard defamed Scofield. Guillard, a Texas-based TikTok personality, posted videos claiming Scofield participated in the killings because she was romantically involved with one of the victims. Scofield’s attorneys deny that Scofield was in a romantic relationship with the victims and say she never even met them. “The statements made about Professor Scofield are false, plain and simple,” Wendy Olson, Scofield’s attorney, said in a statement. The Moscow Police Department said Tuesday that it does not believe Scofield was involved in the crime. Guillard, whose account is ashleyisinthebookoflife and has 111,500 followers, consults tarot cards and does other readings to solve murders, according to the lawsuit. READ THE FULL STORY: https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/professor-sues-tiktok-university-of-idaho-murders/281-60d77f10-3aeb-4f1f-9fa9-83dfefda0780