It could be read that way; but it could be read as a simple temporal sequence, no? In either case, this is a press release from an organization which is advocat

It could be read that way; but it could be read as a simple temporal sequence, no? In either case, this is a press release from an organization which is advocating for the aggrieved party. I suppose any journalist who wanted to pickup this story would have to decide for themselves whether the language used in the press release goes too far or not when writing their story.