christopher armstrong http://michiganradio.org en Former assistant state attorney ordered to pay $4.5M to gay U-M student http://michiganradio.org/post/former-assistant-state-attorney-ordered-pay-45m-gay-u-m-student <p>DETROIT (AP) - A jury has awarded a gay University of Michigan student body president $4.5 million in his lawsuit against a former Michigan assistant attorney general who posted about him in an anti-gay blog.<br><br> The U.S. District Court jury in Detroit ruled Thursday in favor of Christopher Armstrong. He claims he suffered distress after a blog created by Andrew Shirvell accused him of enticing minors with alcohol and recruiting people to become homosexual.<br><br> Armstrong says he's "humbled by what happened" and says it's also a victory "for a lot of other kids out there."<br> Fri, 17 Aug 2012 02:04:17 +0000 The Associated Press 8706 at http://michiganradio.org Former assistant state attorney ordered to pay $4.5M to gay U-M student