About four years after a lawsuit claimed a former Brimfield police officer wrote defamatory posts on Facebook and tracked the movements of at least two people, the case has been resolved through a settlement, according to court filings.
Ryan Olszta was a police officer and had served on the Board of Selectmen in Brimfield, the same town where the plaintiffs, Hariklia Crisafulli and Arthur Crisafulli Jr, are field owners at the Brimfield Flea Market and spokesperson for the Brimfield Show Promoters Association.
In 2021, the Crisafullis sued Olszta and John Doe for $100,000 in damages for defamation. The lawsuit claimed the officer made various online attacks — which court documents state continued after the lawsuit was filed — and the plaintiffs’ fear of being tracked and harassed in person.
