FROM FOX NEWS: A conservative pro-life influencer who went viral after being punched in the face during a street interview in New York City has filed a lawsuit against her alleged attacker.
Savannah Craven Antao, pro-life activist and host of the YouTube channel “Her Patriot Voice,” says she was conducting man on the street interviews for the organization Live Action on April 3 when she was repeatedly struck by Brianna J. Rivers, 30, of the Bronx.
According to the complaint, filed Nov. 18 in Bronx Supreme Court, Craven Antao went to the emergency room for stitches after the attack, incurring more than $3,000 in medical bills. Her attorneys at the Thomas More Society allege that Rivers has “knowingly, willfully and maliciously continued to mock [Savannah] and her views online in order to further inflict emotional distress.”
The lawsuit also claims Rivers mocked Craven Antao’s religious beliefs and marketed merchandise referencing the assault. One alleged post showed a T-shirt design with the word “BAM!” and an image of a fist striking a face — which the complaint says Rivers and her cousin created to raise money for her legal defense.
Craven Antao is seeking compensatory and punitive damages. The suit alleges assault, battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Rivers was originally charged with second-degree assault, but the criminal case was dismissed in July after Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office missed discovery deadlines.
The lawsuit accuses Bragg’s office of improperly reducing the charge to a misdemeanor and then letting the case expire.
“I have to look over my shoulder and worry about if somebody who supports her actions — there are a lot of people out there that do — that they’re going to try to do something else,” Craven Antao slammed Bragg’s handling of her case in an interview with Fox News Digital this week.. “Because what the DA Alvin Bragg himself has shown to people, with letting this case be dropped, is that they can go assault somebody and hurt them if they disagree with them and nothing is going to happen.”
In case you missed it, here’s what happened:
NEW: Pro-life advocate Savannah Craven Antao says charges against the woman who brutally assaulted her on camera have been dismissed by DA Alvin Bragg’s office.
Craven Antao was assaulted back in April while conducting a street interview in NYC.
“Brianna J. Rivers was arrested… pic.twitter.com/BhgDJnwUzl
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) September 25, 2025
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