Attorney General: No Charges in Racial Harassment of Former Rep. Kiah Morris

 

By Jess Aloe

BENNINGTON — Vermont Attorney General T.J. Donovan said Monday his office will not seek to prosecute anybody after investigating complaints of threats made against former state Rep. Kiah Morris.

Morris was a victim of racial harassment, Donovan said during a news conference at the Beth El Synagogue in Morris's hometown of Bennington. 

"The online communications that were sent to Ms. Morris by Max Misch and others were clearly racist and extremely offensive," said Donovan. "However, the First Amendment does not make speech sanctionable merely because its content is objectionable." 

Misch showed up toward the end of the news conference, prompting shouts from some members of the community attending the event.

Misch said he wanted to share his side of the story. 

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Source: Burlington Free Press