Capital News 9 [Albany NY]
April 18, 2006
http://www.capitalnews9.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=176030
The co-director of the group Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests who was arrested for allegedly violating an order of protection at an Albany church is filing a lawsuit.
Mark Lyman of Stillwater is seeking $5 million in damages from the Albany Police Department as well as the Albany Diocese.
Lyman was arrested on April 9 for allegedly violating an order that keeps protesters 100 feet away from the Holy Cross Church.
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The SNAP co-director is filing a $5 million wrongful arrest suit against the Albany Police Department and the Albany Diocese.
Lyman said, "When you see the facts in this case, you'll understand that this may have been a miscommunication by the Albany Police Department or it may have been a mistake on behalf of maybe one or two police officers here that day."
Lyman's attorney said the marked borders outside the church were incorrectly measured at the time of his arrest.
He pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor and is due back in court next month.
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