"Wootton has denied the claim in documents filed to the court, according to the BBC, saying he never communicated with the man in question "via any medium" or "ever has been in possession" of any "explicit photographs or video" of him. The claimant says he finally realised he was speaking to Wootton and is taking civil action against him for "damages for personal injuries and losses consequent on the defendant's intentional infliction of harm, misuse of confidential information, infringement of privacy and deceit"."
"Wootton has responded by saying he did not accept that the claimant had suffered "any injury as a result of any communication of messages, images, and/or videos between him and 'Maria Joseph'," the BBC reported. He denied that he and the man were once colleagues, and said the claim should not be allowed because any case should have been brought years earlier."
A claimant alleges that in 2009 Dan Wootton used the name Maria Joseph to pose as a woman and shared sexualised messages via email, SMS and Facebook. The claimant says he believed he was speaking to a woman and sent explicit images and a video, including footage of a sex act, and received nude videos of a woman engaging in intercourse with another man. The claimant says he later realised he was speaking to Wootton and is pursuing civil damages for intentional infliction of harm, misuse of confidential information, infringement of privacy and deceit. The claimant reports major depressive disorder and alcohol use. Wootton denies any communication with the man or possession of explicit images or video, denies that they were colleagues, and argues the claim is time-barred.
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