Yes, it was in an e-mail, via the support ticket system of localbitcoins, here it is:
http://postimg.org/image/83durg4zf/ wording: "Please also note that we would have released the escrow
for you already, if that reddit post would not have happened. Now it can
take quite a time to get a peaceful resolution here."
I agree. Giving that excuse was a bad business decision by LBC support. They might have a legitimate reason to delay your refund. I cannot imagine any reason to blame a delay on your publicly complaining.