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Nancy Grace sued by falsely accused man she called a 'selfie stalker'

Benjamin Seibert says Nancy Grace continued to call him a stalker -- even after he was cleared by police.

By Kate Stanton

DENVER, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Benjamin Seibert filed a defamation suit against Nancy Grace in a Denver court on Monday, claiming that the television host continued to implicate him in a crime even after he was cleared by police. He is seeking $100,000 in damages.

Seibert was wrongly accused of stalking charges after his selfie appeared on a Denver woman's cell phone last January.

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Police cleared Seibert -- who was in California at the time -- of any wrongdoing, but only after his picture had already been circulated by Denver Crime Stoppers.

Seiber's attorney claims in the suit that Grace broadcast his photograph on her HLN show and website, and continued to do so after he was cleared.

Seibert has also sued Denver Crime Stoppers, who told KDVR in a statement that his suit was "misguided."

"We don't make the news. Any metro law enforcement agency has the ability to ask for assistance as was done here," the agency said.

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