Lynnfield parent sues Netflix over college-scandal portrayal

John Wilson and his wife, Leslie, are seen leaving court following a hearing in Boston on April 3, 2019. (File Photo/Spenser R. Hasak)

SALEM — Lynnfield resident John B. Wilson, who has been charged in connection with a college admissions cheating scandal, has filed a lawsuit against Netflix, alleging defamation in the way he was portrayed in a documentary released by the streaming service. Wilson, his wife Leslie Wilson, and their son, John B. Wilson, Jr., are listed…

Anne Marie Tobin Anne Marie Tobin is a sports reporter for the Item and sports editor of the Lynnfield and weeklies. She also serves as the associate editor of North Shore Golf magazine. Anne Marie joined the Weekly News staff in 2014 and Essex Media Group in 2016. A seven-time Massachusetts state amateur women’s golf champion and member of the Massachusetts Golf Association Hall of Fame, Tobin is graduate of Mount Holyoke College and Suffolk University Law School. She practiced law for 30 years before becoming a sports reporter. Follow her on Twitter at: @WeeklyNewsNow.

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Lynnfield parent sues Netflix over college-scandal portrayal

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