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He Was Falsely Accused Of Rape By His Ex. He Just Won The Largest Defamation Case In Minnesota History.

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He Was Falsely Accused Of Rape By His Ex. He Just Won The Largest Defamation Case In Minnesota History.
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University of Minnesota Law School professor Francesco Parisi thought he’d met the right woman outside his condo in September 2014. That night, he and Morgan Wright had sex and began a relationship that would end with lawsuits and accusations that would leave the professor’s life in shambles.

Early in the relationship, Parisi and Wright entered into a real estate venture that would partition off part of the professor’s condo for his lover to use as a studio, Fox 9 reported. The deal fell apart and legal proceedings began, which would take place “over the next year as Parisi tried to evict Wright from the property,” the outlet reported.

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