The parents of a child who was murdered during the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting delivered emotional testimony in a Texas court on Tuesday, telling a jury that the lies pushed by right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones have stained the legacy of their son and tormented them for years.

The jury hearing the case will determine how much in damages Jones will have to pay the parents, Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, who won a default judgement against him earlier this year. An attorney representing Heslin and Lewis asked the jury last week to award Heslin and Lewis $150 million.

Fighting back tears at times, Heslin told the jury that Jones, through his conspiratorial media organization Infowars, "tarnished the honor and legacy" of his son. Heslin said that he couldn't "even begin to describe the last nine-and-a-half years of hell" he has endured because of Jones.

"There's got to be a strong deterrent that shall prevent him from peddling this propaganda," Heslin said, adding that through his testimony he wanted "to restore my credibility, my reputation, and Jesse's legacy that he so much deserves.".....

In a remarkable moment in court, Lewis directly spoke to Jones, who was in the courtroom after the trial broke for lunch. She said that she wanted to address Jones to his face.

"Jesse was real," Lewis told Jones. "I'm a real mom."

Lewis told Jones that she thinks he didn't actually believe the lies he pushed about Sandy Hook.
"That's the problem, I know you know that," Lewis told Jones. "But you keep saying it. Why? Why? For money?"