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U.S. NEWSWednesday 28 October

Salem witch takes warlock to court over alleged harassment

In this 2003 photo, Christian Day poses in the Old Burying Ground in Salem, Mass. A judge is sched- “world’s best-known war- She claims to be a descen-
lock.” Sforza accused Day dent of Italian witches who
uled to hear a suit on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, in Salem District Court brought by Lori Sforza, who of harassing her online and healed victims of the bu-
over the phone for three bonic plague. She is also
calls herself a witch priestess, accusing Day, a self-proclaimed warlock, of harassing her online years. the founder of Our Lord
The two will meet in court and Lady Of The Trinacrian
and over the phone for three years. on Wednesday. Rose, a pagan church in
A lawyer representing Day Salem.
(AP Photo/Lisa Poole) declined to comment. Day Salem’s Festival of the
owns occult shops in Salem Dead — which culminates
COLLIN BINKLEY self-proclaimed warlock to leads a pagan church, and New Orleans, accord- in the Official Salem Witch-
ing to his website. His lawyer es’ Halloween Ball on Hal-
Associated Press court over accusations of filed for court-ordered pro- said he lives in Louisiana. loween night — was cre-
The 75-year-old Sforza is ac- ated by Day in 2003 and
BOSTON (AP) — A woman harassment. tection against harassment cusing Day, 45, of repeat- has expanded to include a
edly calling her late at night psychic and witchcraft fair
who calls herself a witch Lori Sforza, who runs a Sa- from Christian Day, whose from a private number and and a séance.
swearing at her, said Fiore The Salem District Court
priestess said she is taking a lem witchcraft shop and website calls him the Porreca, an attorney rep- and the lawyers in the case
resenting her. Sforza, who would not provide a copy
goes by the business name of the order filed by Sforza.
Lori Bruno, also alleged that Sforza and Day were once
Day made malicious posts business associates in Sa-
about her on social media. lem, Porreca said. They
“She’s being abused, in- also made headlines in
timidated and harassed,” 2011 when they cast spells
Porreca said. together to try to heal ac-
Porreca said the harass- tor Charlie Sheen, who had
ment has hurt his client’s called himself a “Vatican
business. On her website, assassin warlock” during
Sforza calls herself a psy- an interview on national
chic and a clairvoyant. television.q

Arrest of teen who texted in class prompts civil rights case

MEG KINNARD the teacher and vice-prin- Carolina “made him want Lott pointed out at a news student,” the sheriff said,
Associated Press cipal felt the officer acted to throw up.” conference that the girl promising to be fair.
COLUMBIA, South Carolina appropriately. Still, videos Videos taken by students can also be seen trying to The deputy also arrested
(AP) — A girl who refused of the confrontation be- and posted online show strike the officer as she was a second teenager who
to surrender her phone af- tween a white officer and Fields warning the girl to being taken down, but said verbally objected to his
ter texting in math class black teenager stirred such leave her seat or be forc- he’s focused on the depu- actions. Both girls were
was flipped backward and outrage that he called the ibly removed on Monday. ty’s actions as he decides charged with disturbing
tossed across the classroom FBI and Justice Department The officer then wraps a within 24 hours whether schools and released to
floor by a sheriff’s deputy, for help. forearm around her neck, Fields should remain on the their parents. Their names
prompting a federal civil Sheriff Leon Lott suspended flips her and the desk back- force. were not officially released.
rights probe on Tuesday. Senior Deputy Ben Fields ward onto the floor, tosses “I think sometimes our of- The second student, Niya
The sheriff said the girl “may without pay, and said what her toward the front of the ficers are put in uncom- Kenny, told WLTX-TV that
have had a rug burn” but he did at Spring Valley High classroom and handcuffs fortable positions when a she felt she had to say
was not injured, and said School in Columbia, South her. teacher can’t control a something. q