As of August 8, 2025, I am suing the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel and reporter Jace DiCola for defamation, false light invasion of privacy, and the reckless public distortion of protected mental health speech. The case is real. The filings are public. The harm was immediate.
And it happened before I ever filed against UnitedHealth Group.
What They Published Was False — and It Wasn’t an Accident
On July 30, 2025, the Sentinel published an article falsely linking me to a mass threat that shut down Rocky Mountain Health Plans for four months. It implied I was echoing the assassination of a healthcare executive, claimed I caused an emergency office closure, and blurred two entirely separate police incidents into a single criminal narrative.
The reporter had the Grand Junction Police report. He knew the truth.
He knew I wasn’t a suspect. He knew I wasn’t investigated in the threat case. And he knew the quotes used came from a private, redacted, medically vulnerable conversation—during a hormone denial crisis following bottom surgery.
Instead of publishing facts, he fused them.
He deleted the context and delivered a stigma bomb.
I Had to Clear My Name Before I Could Fight UnitedHealth
This article was timed with uncanny precision. It dropped just as I was preparing litigation against UnitedHealth Group for PHI misuse, metadata profiling, and surveillance-based retaliation.
I hadn’t even gone public yet. But someone was already trying to silence me.
That’s why this is the first lawsuit I had to file.
Because if you’re framed as dangerous before you speak, your lawsuit dies before it lives.
False Light Was Carefully Framed — From the Start
The complaint filed on August 8 includes a fully developed, strategic Count II: False Light Invasion of Privacy. This count was deliberately revised and fortified before filing to reflect the full scope of editorial misconduct:
- The deliberate fusion of two unrelated incidents into a single threatening narrative
- The stigmatizing portrayal of a trans woman in medical crisis as violent or delusional
- The calculated removal of exonerating facts and context
This isn’t a vague tort. It’s a scalpel-sharp claim written to survive dismissal, expose editorial mechanics, and anchor discovery. It shows how narrative implication—when wielded recklessly—becomes reputational destruction.
This Is Metadata Retaliation — Not Just Media Defamation
The publication didn’t emerge in isolation. It followed a pattern of escalating suppression:
- Medical obstruction
- PHI and metadata profiling
- Welfare check escalation
- Newsroom narrative deployment
That article was Step 4.
It wasn’t just about generating fear. It was about destroying my legal and public credibility—before the real litigation even began.
Timeline Snapshot
- July 30, 2025: Article published falsely tying me to mass threat
- July 30, 2025: Demand for correction and evidence preservation served
- August 1, 2025: Final litigation notice served on UnitedHealth Group
- August 8, 2025: Defamation complaint filed against Grand Junction Daily Sentinel and Jace DiCola
- August 15, 2025: Scheduled public release of civil complaint against UnitedHealth Group
Read the Complaint and Supporting Exhibits
All public legal filings—including the filed complaint, redacted report comparisons, and timeline exhibits—are available here:
👉 View Filed Legal Documents – Google Drive
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Final Word
This is not a past-tense story. It’s happening now.
I am actively suing the media outlet that tried to assassinate my credibility through stigma, distortion, and metadata-laundered implication.
I’m also preparing to sue UnitedHealth Group.
And the public will see both lawsuits together—for what they are: a single coordinated system of reputational silencing.
This is how metadata retaliation travels.
This is how vulnerable people are erased before they can speak.
And this is why I filed this lawsuit first.
I’m not a headline.
I’m not a red flag.
I’m not your scapegoat.
I’m the Plaintiff.
And I’m just getting started.