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A provincial court judge has awarded $3,500 in damages to a Rebel Media staffer after a man struck her camera at a rally early last year, injuring her face.

Sheila Gunn Reid, Alberta bureau chief for the Rebel Media, brought a civil suit against Dion Bews, an attendee at a Women’s March held Jan. 21, 2017, on the grounds of the Alberta legislature.

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Gunn Reid had attended the event as a “media person” for the Rebel, Assistant Chief Judge G.W. Sharek said in his decision Monday.

The Rebel is an online media outlet that does reporting and activism for right-wing causes. Bews was a participant in the rally.

At some point, Bews struck the camera Gunn Reid was using to record the event with his left hand, Sharek said.

Sharek awarded Gunn Reid general damages of $1,000 and $2,500 in punitive damages after ruling Bews was civilly liable for assault and battery against her. She had initially sought general and aggravated damages of $20,000 and an additional $20,000 in punitive damages.