Lawyer for Ohio Christian convert pleads not guilty to charges she illegally disclosed records
By APTuesday, June 1, 2010
Ohio convert’s lawyer charged over records filing
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A lawyer has pleaded not guilty to charges she illegally disclosed confidential information regarding a teenage girl who converted to Christianity and ran away from her Ohio home.
Attorney Angela Lloyd entered the pleas Tuesday in Franklin County juvenile court after a magistrate approved bringing two misdemeanor charges.
Lloyd is accused of placing confidential child welfare reports into the public file of 17-year-old client Rifqa Bary (RIHF’-kuh BAYR’-ee), making them accessible to the media.
Bary fled central Ohio last year to stay with an Orlando, Fla., minister. She said she’d be harmed for converting from Islam. She has returned to Ohio, where her parents deny allegations she would’ve been hurt.
Lloyd’s attorney, Jefferson Liston, says he doesn’t believe Lloyd broke the law.
