George Zimmerman, the man who killed Trayvon Martin in 2012, alleges false statements were made by a woman who pretended to be Mr Martin's girlfriend during the murder trial.
George Zimmerman was found not guilty of murdering Trayvon Martin
The lawsuit accuses alleges that the half-sister of Martin's reported girlfriend pretended to be her while making statementsMr Zimmerman is seeking at least $100 million in damages from Martin's parents, state prosecutors and two women, who are accused in a lawsuit of helping provide false statements to investigators and during the trial, according to court papers.
The lawsuit accuses Martin's parents and the family's attorney, Benjamin Crump, of orchestrating a campaign to force 16-year-old Brittany Diamond Eugene, who was reportedly Martin's girlfriend, to make a recorded statement that implicated Mr Zimmerman as the aggressor in the altercation with Martin. Ms Eugene was on the phone with Martin moments before the altercation with Mr Zimmerman, the suit said.
The lawsuit also said Ms Eugene's half-sister, Rachel Jeantel, pretended to be Ms Eugene when she was interviewed by prosecutors and provided false statements to incriminate Mr Zimmerman based on coaching from others in court during his trial.
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