Elon Musk is Sued by the Man He Called a ‘Child Rapist’

Well it was only a matter of time that this would be bound to happen.

Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO, is being sued by British cave explorer Vernon Unsworth after Musk called him a pedophile and a child rapist.

The two had been at each other for months and even Musk admitted recently that he thought it was “strange” that Unsworth had not sued him over the comments already.

Musk is now being sued for libel and slander by the rescue diver according to the lawsuit filed in a U.S. District Court in California.

Unsworth filed a lawsuit against Musk on Monday in a U.S. District Court in California for defamation and is seeking at least $75,000 in compensatory damages, as well as an injunction against Musk requiring him to “refrain from making further publication of the False and Defamatory Accusations,” according to court documents.

“Elon Musk falsely accused Vern Unsworth of being guilty of heinous crimes,” said L. Lin Wood, an attorney representing Unsworth.

“Musk’s influence and wealth cannot convert his lies into truth or protect him from accountability for his wrongdoing in a court of law.”

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