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斯普林菲爾德訊——法院紀錄顯示，一名曾揭露某中國靈性運動旗下舞蹈團涉嫌侵犯人權行為的前成員，正以報復性誹謗為由起訴該運動組織。
在本週向斯普林菲爾德美國聯邦地區法院提起的訴訟中，原告虞超指控「法輪功」——一個在1990年代中國共產政權鼎盛時期廣受歡迎的宗教運動——的領導層，無視他對前「神韻」表演者待遇的投訴，並通過向聯邦調查局（FBI）舉報他來進行報復。
虞超由波士頓律師梅根·西達爾（Megan Siddall）代理，後者尚未立即回應置評請求。
虞超將以下個人及組織列為被告：神韻；與法輪功有關聯的保守派報紙《大紀元》，以及該運動旗下的其他新聞機構； 該運動紐約總部主席喬治·徐（George Xu）、法輪大法資訊中心執行主任喬納森·列維·布勞德（Jonathan Levi Browde）；以及法輪大法資訊中心發言人張爾平。
被告方的律師目前尚未列出。
針對《共和報》週五透過電子郵件發出的置評請求，布勞德表示他直到最近才得知這起訴訟，因此無法就具體細節發表評論。
「我想說的是，原告似乎已將攻擊法輪功群體視為畢生使命。法輪功作為一個宗教少數群體，在中國境內曾遭受中國共產政權的大規模拘留、酷刑和殺戮；而在中國境外，則在揭露北京當局於美國本土上對美國人及美國機構進行的非法打壓與誹謗行動中，發揮了關鍵作用，」他說。「我認為，無論出於何種原因，原告選擇發動這場媒體與法律戰，這無疑會讓北京方面樂不可支，這實在令人感到非常遺憾。」
起訴書的內容
神韻藝術團（Shen Yun Performing Arts）是一家成立20年的舞蹈團，以色彩繽紛的演出著稱，這些演出描繪了共產黨統治前的中國歷史。該團由法輪功所有。
根據這份聯邦訴狀所述，2017年，神韻舞者（其中多數為未成年人及年輕成人）曾向虞超投訴，稱自己遭受虐待。訴狀補充指出，相關指控包括「虐待、洗腦、脅迫、剝削、心理操控、長期創傷及自殺未遂」。
美聯社先前曾報導，一名前表演者於2024年以涉嫌虐待為由起訴該舞蹈團。
訴狀指出，該運動的高層成員非但沒有重視虞超的擔憂，反而要求他保持沉默。他指控他們發動了一場「有組織的運動來摧毀虞超先生的名譽」，並對他進行打壓。
2023年，虞超公開揭露神韻表演者遭受的虐待，並向聯邦調查局（FBI）提交報告，要求他們調查該舞蹈團。
訴狀指出，這位威廉斯敦居民暨前法輪功修煉者，曾因建立加密通訊管道，協助西方記者採訪其他法輪功成員關於「宗教迫害」的情況，而在中國被監禁長達十年。
然而，虞超先生表示，當他向《紐約時報》揭發神韻虐待表演者的行為時，曾為自己的性命感到擔憂。
「法輪功追查到了我的住址，使我擔心自身安全。神韻扭曲我的話語，並誤導美國聯邦執法機構，企圖讓我噤聲。但我絕不會被噤聲，」他在2024年發布的一則GoFundMe募款貼文中表示。
「當法輪功與神韻藝術團以『真、善、忍』——該運動的核心教義——之名實施非法行為時，我無法坐視不理，」他補充道。
根據起訴書，聯邦調查局（FBI）是基於據稱由法輪功成員向其提交的報告，對虞超展開調查。據稱，他曾威脅位於紐約迪爾帕克、名為「龍泉」的法輪功宗教聚居地及總部，且可能攜帶武器且具有危險性。
虞超強烈否認這些指控。
訴狀指出，為應對針對他的六項指控——兩項未持有有效攜帶許可證而持有大容量槍枝的罪名；兩項未持有有效攜帶許可證而持有大容量彈匣的罪名；以及兩項未持有槍枝識別卡而持有彈藥的罪名——「耗費了虞超先生近三年的光陰」。
最終，針對虞超先生的最嚴重指控被撤銷。其餘指控則以「未作裁決」為由延期處理，並於六月撤銷。訴狀指出，虞超先生因此產生了107,000美元的法律費用。
虞超先生正以誹謗為由起訴被告，指控其就「龍泉」一事所稱的威脅言論；指控其聲稱虞超先生是中國共產黨的「代理人」或「傀儡」所構成之誹謗；故意造成精神痛苦；違反州法律中關於脅迫與恐嚇的規定；以及民事共謀。
原告要求就其所受損害獲得經濟賠償。虞超還尋求禁制令救濟，包括要求被告從其新聞機構及其他平台上移除所有針對他的「誹謗性」刊物，並賠償其律師費。
虞超要求進行陪審團審判
Former Falun Gong member sues movement affiliates, members for retaliatory defamation
- Updated: Sep. 04, 2026, 8:29 p.m.
- |Published: Sep. 04, 2026, 8:26 p.m.
SPRINGFIELD — A former member of a Chinese spiritual movement, who exposed alleged human rights abuses within an associated dance troupe, is suing the movement for retaliatory defamation, court records show.
In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Springfield this week, plaintiff Chao Yu alleges leaders within Falun Gong — a religious movement that gained popularity during the height of the Chinese communist regime in the 1990s — ignored Yu’s complaints about the treatment of former Shen Yun performers, and retaliated against him by reporting him to the FBI.
Yu is represented by Boston attorney Megan Siddall, who did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Yu names the following people and organizations as defendants: Shen Yun; The Epoch Times, the conservative newspaper affiliated with Falun Gong, and other news agencies owned by the movement; George Xu, the president of the movement’s headquarters in New York, Jonathan Levi Browde, executive director at Falun Dafa Information Center; and Erping Zhang, spokesperson for the Falun Dafa Information Center.
An attorney for the defendants is not yet listed.
In response to an emailed request for comment from The Republican Friday, Browde said he only recently learned of the lawsuit, and is unable to comment on particulars.
“I will say the plaintiff appears to have made it his life’s mission to attack the Falun Gong community, a religious minority that, inside China, has faced widespread detention, torture, and killing at the hands of the Chinese communist regime, and outside China, has played a pivotal role to expose Beijing’s illicit campaign to silence and malign Americans and American institutions right here on U.S. soil,” he said. “I think it’s very sad the plaintiff has chosen, regardless of his reasons, to engage in a media and legal war that would certainly please Beijing to no end.”
What the complaint entails
Shen Yun Performing Arts is a 20-year-old dance company known for colorful performances that portray Chinese history before communist rule. It is owned by Falun Gong.
In 2017, Shen Yun dancers, who are predominantly minors and young adults, allegedly complained to Yu that they were being mistreated, the federal complaint said. The allegations included “abuse, indoctrination, coercion, exploitation, psychological manipulation, lasting trauma, and suicide attempts,” the complaint added.
The Associated Press previously reported a former performer sued the dance company in 2024 for alleged abuse.
Instead of heeding Yu’s concerns, Yu said high-ranking members of the movement told him to keep quiet. He alleges they turned on him in an “organized campaign to destroy Mr. Yu’s reputation,” the complaint said.
In 2023, Yu publicly exposed the mistreatment of Shen Yun performers and filed a report with the FBI asking them to investigate the dance company.
The Williamstown resident, and former Falun Gong practitioner, was imprisoned for a decade in China after building encrypted communication channels to help Western journalists interview other Falun Gong members about being “religiously persecuted,” the complaint said.
Yet, Yu said he feared for his life when he blew the whistle of Shen Yun’s abuses of its performers to The New York Times.
“Falun Gong tracked down my address, causing me to fear for my safety. Shen Yun twisted my words and misled U.S. federal law enforcement agencies in an attempt to silence me. But I will not be silenced,” he said in a GoFundMe posted in 2024.
“I cannot sit idly by while Falun Gong and Shen Yun Performing Arts commit illegal acts in the name of ‘Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance’,” core tenets of the movement, he added.
According to the complaint, the FBI investigated Yu based off reports made to them, allegedly by members of Falun Gong. It was said that he allegedly threatened the movement’s religious compound and headquarters, known as Dragon Springs, in Deerpark, New York, and was potentially armed and dangerous.
Yu vehemently denies those claims.
Battling the six charges against him — two counts of possession of a large capacity firearm without a valid license to carry; two counts of possession of a large-capacity feeding device without a valid license to carry and two counts of possession of ammunition without a firearms identification card — “consumed nearly three years of Mr. Yu’s life,” the complaint said.
Eventually, the most serious charges against Yu were dropped. The rest of the charges were continued without a finding and dropped in June. Yu incurred $107,000 in legal fees, the complaint said.
Yu is suing the defendants for defamation related to threats they allege he made about Dragon Springs; defamation related to claims that Yu is an “agent” or “pawn” of the Chinese Communist Party; intentional infliction of emotional distress; violating state laws of coercion and intimidation; and civil conspiracy.
The plaintiff wants to be financially awarded for his damages. Yu is also after injunctive relief, including in the form of requiring the defendants to remove all “defamatory” publications against him from its news organizations and other platforms, and compensation for his attorneys’ fees.
Yu is demanding a jury trial.
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