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On September 17, 2021, U.S. District Judge Petrese B. Tucker, ruled that Moses Thomas, who had lived in Philadelphia since emigrating from Liberia in 2000, is liable under the Victim and Torture Protection Act (VTPA)[1] and the Alien Tort Statute[2] for the slaughter in 1990 of more than 600 civilians at a Lutheran church in Monrovia, Liberia.[3]
[1] 28 U.S.C. §1350 note.
[2] 28 U.S.C. § 1350.
[3] Jane W. v. Moses W. Thomas, U.S. Dist. Ct., E.D. Pa., Civil Action No. 18-569, Memorandum Opinion, Sept. 15, 2021 (hereafter Thomas opinion) chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/viewer.html?pdfurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcja.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F02%2FJane-v.-Thomas-Order-on-Summary-Judgment.9.15.2021.pdf&clen=465420&chunk=true.