“Pedo Guy” Getting His Day in Court

4
1528

Some of the money Elon Musk has mulcted from taxpayers may go to good use.

The aging tech hipster and rent seeker will face a potentially expensive defamation lawsuit by British diver Vernon Unsworth, whom he publicly and falsely branded a pedophile and child rapist, a “pedo guy” when his offer to use Teslian tech to rescue kids trapped in an underwater cave was rejected.

U.S. District Judge Stephen Wilson in Los Angeles said a reasonable jury could conclude that Musk’s comments were more than merely opinions and scheduled a trial for Oct. 22.

The same judge already denied Musk’s bid to dismiss the lawsuit brought by Unsworth, without explaining his reasoning.

Unsworth became a target for Musk after saying on CNN that a mini-submarine offered for the rescue by Musk from his company SpaceX was a “PR stunt” and that Musk could “stick his submarine where it hurts.”

In retaliation, Musk let loose the “pedo guy” smear on Twitter and urged a BuzzFeed News reporter by email to investigate Unsworth and “stop defending child rapists.”

Bad enough that Elon gets away with ripping off money.

At last, he may have to pay some of that money back.

Got a question about cars – or anything else? Click on the “ask Eric” link and send ’em in!

If you like what you’ve found here please consider supporting EPautos. 

We depend on you to keep the wheels turning! 

Our donate button is here.

 If you prefer not to use PayPal, our mailing address is:

EPautos
721 Hummingbird Lane SE
Copper Hill, VA 24079

PS: Get an EPautos magnet (pictured below) in return for a $20 or more one-time donation or a $10 or more monthly recurring donation. (Please be sure to tell us you want a sticker – and also, provide an address, so we know where to mail the thing!)

My latest eBook is also available for your favorite price – free! Click here.  

 

4 COMMENTS

    • You would have to be insane to move to Illinois. Shame. Parts of Chicago are nice but they keep electing communists. Oh well. Boating on lake michigan is nice for the 90 days you can. Then you have dock / fuel/ maintenance / storage. Traffic is impossible. Always nice to have a 500hp car limited to zero to thirty miles per hour.

    • The state is broke and Pritzker the hutt wants to spend a lot more. So there’s also a gas tax increase and registration increase and progressive income tax and much more in the works.

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here