The allegations arose after Bonetti filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the City of Alexandria. One of the police reports Bonetti received was filed by Chiow, and accused Bonetti of “stalking” him and his family, and of distributing “threatening leaflets” in the neighborhood.
“I have had no contact, directly or indirectly, with Mr. Chiow or any member of his family,” says Bonetti. "Moreover, the police report documents this fact.
“As to the leafleting, that is clearly First Amendment-protected activity, as the literature merely identified Grace Church, referred to it as “abusive,” and provided the URL for my website, located at www.bobmalm.com. Nor, contrary to Mr. Chiow’s claims, are blogging or leafleting forms of ‘harassment’ when they involve no contact with members of the church.
“Thus, if Mr. Chiow or the church disagrees with that assessment, the proper recourse is to bring a suit for defamation, not file a false police report.
“Moreover, as a shareholder at Rogers, Joseph O’Donnell, a prestigious law firm with offices in San Francisco and Washington, DC, Mr. Chiow undoubtedly is cognizant of the fact that this is constitutionally protected speech.
“I find it ironic that Mr. Chiow makes much of the fact that he is a Naval Academy alumni, with its core values of honor, courage, and commitment. Yet I see a disturbing lack of integrity in his filing a false police report.
“I have notified other members of Rogers Joseph O’Donnell of Mr. Chiow’s...
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