Muslim girl’s lawyer: Fla. bar complaint meritless (AP)

Written on January 4, 2011 by Editor - Religion News

FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2008 file photo, John Stemberger, president and general counsel of the Florida Family Policy Council, talks to reporters following a meeting of the State Board of Education, in Tallahassee, Fla. A professional organization for lawyers has filed a complaint alleging misconduct by Stemberger, who formerly represented a teenager who ran away to Florida after converting from Islam to Christianity. The complaint alleges that Stemberger accused the attorney for the girl's parents of being paid by groups with terrorist ties and that he based the accusations solely on information from Facebook and a blog, the Florida bar complaint provided to The Associated Press says, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011. (AP Photo/Phil Coale, File)AP - A Florida attorney says a misconduct complaint filed against him over his representation of a Muslim Ohio girl who converted to Christianity and ran away is a frivolous motion by a disgruntled opposing lawyer.



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