>>>Both Jamie Phillips and the Washington Post have a major problem here, a problem that puts them both in civil liability and perhaps even criminal
How does the Post have a problem? Someone approached them with a story. In doing their backround investigation they uncovered several inconsistencies and confronted the accuser with them. They then determined that the person was likely an employee of Project Veritas and produced a story noting the false accusation. Where is the wrongdoing?
Miss. Phillips reported a child rape to the Washington Post, and when a person reports a child rape to you, even if you believe the allegation is false, it is your responsibility to report the alleged incident to the police.