California judge refuses to dismiss criminal charge against photojournalist covering Occupy demonstration

A photojournalist must go to trial for a felony conspiracy and two trespassing charges incurred while covering the “Occupy Santa Cruz” demonstration.

The photojournalist was with a group of protesters occupying a vacant bank building and posted a call for support on the web site for the San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media Center. -db

From the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, March 19, 2012, by Haley Behre.

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