Alex Jones Must Pay Full $49 Million Damages Award to Sandy Hook Parents, Judge Rules

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Jones has repeatedly told his millions of followers that the mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., which claimed the lives of 20 children and six adults, was staged.

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In August, the jury ordered Jones pay Heslin and Lewis $4 million in compensatory damages in addition to $45 million in punitive damages, according toThe Times, despite a Texas law that caps punitive damages at far less than what the jury allotted.

Jones will likely appeal the decision, the outlet reports.

His attorney, F. Andino Reynal, did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

The ruling comes nearly two weeks after Jones wasordered to pay $473 millionin punitive damages to other families of Sandy Hook victims.

source: people.com