Defendant, believed to be a Proud Boys member, never responded to the lawsuit.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – A man who spent months posting false allegations about the National Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws (NARSOL) on Facebook, including a fabricated claim that the organization is linked to groups advocating child sexual abuse, was ordered last week to pay NARSOL $18,458.56 in damages by North Carolina Superior Court Judge Clayton Somers.
Ronald Creighton Davis, of Pierce County, Georgia, never answered the lawsuit. He didn’t file paperwork and didn’t appear in court; he did not contest anything.
Davis participated in multiple campaigns aimed at preventing NARSOL from holding its annual conference. The first succeeded. In June 2025, a Hilton property in Grand Rapids canceled NARSOL’s conference contract after a pressure campaign that included online threats, doxxing of NARSOL leadership, in-person hotel pamphleting, and calls to Hilton’s corporate offices. Davis bragged in his posts that he helped make that happen, affiliating his actions with the Proud Boys, a Southern Poverty Law Center-designated hate group.
The second campaign targeted a …
“With this ruling, the court sends a clear message,” added Jones. “You cannot harass a civil rights organization out of existence by loudly repeating lies.”
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This can’t be classified as a benchmark case because there wasn’t a clash of opinions and case law was not documented in the win, it was simply a default win.
Unfortunately, this wouldn’t have much of a standing in any future court battles.
Sorry to be under-enthused, but there isn’t much here to use.
Can we consider it harassment we face by the lies that are continually said?
This is fantastic. There should be consequences for deliberate lying and harassment.
Too bad the registry and sex offense laws can’t be struck down since they are spread on lies to instill fear giving society a false sense of security. Hey Judge use the logic that the government can’t spread lies to place restrictions on a group of people just because they can and have gotten away with it. Let freedom ring across these fruity plains and from coast to coast!
My understanding of civil law (admittedly very limited and could be wrong) is that the venue for civil cases is usually the respondent’s county of residence or employment, depending on the claim. It makes me wonder why this case was filed in North Carolina instead of Pierce County, Georgia.
I wouldn’t count on Davis paying. If he didn’t respond to the summons, I can’t imagine he’d give credence to the ruling. Nor can I think of any authority the Wake County NC court would have over resident out of state regarding its ruling.