Attorney: Lies About Kern's Son May Be Actionable

An attorney with the Thomas More Law Center in Ann Arbor, MI told Oklahoma City radio station KTOK today that false claims that Rep. Sally Kern's son is a homosexual may be actionable.

The center has agreed to represent Kern if any legal action is filed against her as a result of her recent controversial remarks about homosexuals.

The attorney, Brian J. Rooney, told KTOK's Reid Mullins the center is representing Kern at no charge. He said Tulsa attorney and blogger Bill Kumpe will be the local attorney representing Kern.

The allegation about Kern's son came as Kern's opponents sought to portray her as a hypocrite and belittle her and her family.

Whether the claim that Kern's son, Jesse, is a homosexual constitutes libel under the law is open to question. The original allegation, so far as can be determined, was posted on the Democrats of Oklahoma Community Forum, http://www.demookie.com/, and then was picked up by numerous homosexual and social commentary websites and blogs. Jesse Kern subsequently denied, in a Tulsa World interview, that he is a homosexual.

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