Judge Gives Jail Time in Anti-Nuclear Trial Today

About 20 people held vigil in front of the courthouse on the sleepy Main Street of Louisa, VA for hours as the judge waded through dozens of traffic violations and other petty offenses. When it was finally time for the trial of three anti-nuclear activists arrested while protesting plans to build a new nuclear reactor in central Virginia, he had little patience for listening to their motivations. Shutting down all attempts to mount a defense justifying their actions as necessary to prevent a far greater crime, the judge found all three guilty. After three eloquent sentencing statements, he imposed the following penalties:

Paxus Calta - 30 days in jail, 15 suspended Sue Frankel-Streit and Spot Etal - $1,000 fine, $700 suspended, the rest payable through 42 hours of community service All three are banned from the property of Dominion Power for two years

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