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At Alex Jones trial, an FBI agent breaks down as he describes the scene at Sandy Hook

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FBI agent William Aldenberg listens to lead plaintiff attorney Chris Mattei ask a question as he testifies Tuesday during conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' trial in Waterbury, Conn. (H John Voorhees II/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP, Pool)

WATERBURY, Conn. — An FBI agent struggled to control his emotions Tuesday as he described on the witness stand seeing bodies inside Sandy Hook elementary school — a scene that the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones later claimed was staged by actors.

FBI agent William Aldenberg was the first witness to testify as a Connecticut jury began hearing statements in a trial to decide how much money Jones owes for spreading the lie that the 2012 mass shooting in Newtown didn't happen.

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