George Zimmerman Suing Trayvon Martins Family, Others For $100 Million

George Zimmerman , the former neighborhood watchman who was acquitted of killing unarmed Florida teen Trayvon Martin in 2012, has filed a lawsuit against the late teens family and others. Hes seeking more than $100 million in damages.

The lawsuit filed Wednesday in Florida state court accuses Martins parents, their attorney and others of orchestrating a defamatory attack on him that he says led to his unjust arrest and prosecution for the 17-year-olds death.

Attorney Ben Crump, who represented the Martins in the murder case and is one of the 11 defendants in Zimmermans lawsuit, dismissed the allegations against him and the others on Wednesday as unfounded and reckless.

I have every confidence that this unfounded and reckless lawsuit will be revealed for what it is another failed attempt to defend the indefensible and a shameless attempt to profit off the lives and grief of others, he said in a joint statement with Martins parents.

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Media Alert: Attorney Ben Crump Responds to Lawsuit Filed by George Zimmerman pic.twitter.com/aZuXFPMak7
Benjamin Crump, Esq. (@AttorneyCrump) December 4, 2019

The Black teenager was visiting his father at a gated community in Sanford, Florida, when he was fatally shot during an altercation with Zimmerman, who is white, after walking within the development on the night of Feb. 26, 2012. Zimmerman was initially cleared of wrongdoing by police who labeled it a case of self-defense.

Zimmermans lawsuit claims Martins family went on to conspire with prosecutors to unjustly blame him for the teens death.

His lawsuit largely focuses on the murder trials key witness, Rachel Jeantel, who is one of the defendants in his suit filed by attorney Larry Klayman, who founded the conservative activist group Judicial Watch.

Jeantel was not Martins girlfriend but was instead an imposter and fake witness who had been coached to lie about her relationship with Martin and a call she said she had with Martin moments before he was shot, Zimmermans suit claims.