'I'm no child bride' - Thai girlfriend, 40, of Brit cave hero Vernon Unsworth dismisses Elon Musk’s ‘paedo’ claims

[Fex Bluse]

1 minute ago, sanemax said:

Well, its quite clear that shes not 12 years old, as suggested by Musk

I thought Elon was alluding to her age when she and Vern met...  Might be something to that allegation.  Anyway, it matters not, legally.  It's all just a bit of drama.

[tropo]

10 hours ago, OmarZaid said:

Indeed, my wife (pic) was 53 in this pic

And she looks her age too.

[AlexRich]

18 minutes ago, gamini said:

The guy is old and not good looking and the girl is stunning. He would never find a girl like her in his own country, so one can only wonder what the real relationship is

Strangely enough he met her in his own country, she was working in a restaurant. For all we know Vern Unsworth is the Dirk Diggler of the cave diving fraternity! Given that they’ve stuck each other for 12 years we really should be giving Vern the benefit of the doubt ... he’s not Fritzel? 

[Spidey]

Just now, AlexRich said:

Strangely enough he met her in his own country, she was working in a restaurant. For all we know Vern Unsworth is the Dirk Diggler of the cave diving fraternity! Given that they’ve stuck each other for 12 years we really should be giving Vern the benefit of the doubt ... he’s not Fritzel? 

He's not Feitzel and he's not a cave diver. Anything else you can get wrong about him?

[sanemax]

5 minutes ago, Fex Bluse said:

I thought Elon was alluding to her age when she and Vern met...  Might be something to that allegation.  Anyway, it matters not, legally.  It's all just a bit of drama.

They met around ten years ago in the UK , shes 40 now .

[AlexRich]

3 minutes ago, tropo said:

And she looks her age too.

Note to self ... never post a photo of a loved one on Thai Visa ... it will not end well.

 

The lady looks good for her age.

[AlexRich]

1 minute ago, Spidey said:

He's not Feitzel and he's not a cave diver. Anything else you can get wrong about him?

 

LOL ... if you could read and comprehend you’d discover that I did not call him Fritzel. And if you did a bit of research on Vern you’d discover he is a cave diver ... there’s a photo on here that I viewed showing Vern in all the gear during the rescue with his girlfriend at his side. 

[NonthaburiBear]

Blimey..the girl are young enough to be the bloke daughter

[brewsterbudgen]

Blimey..the girl are young enough to be the bloke daughter

Hardly uncommon!

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[Spidey]

Just now, brewsterbudgen said:

Hardly uncommon!

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My first wife was 5 years younger than me, second wife 10 years younger than me (both English), current wife 20 years younger than me.

 

Do the maths, my next wife needs to be 40 years younger than me.

[Andrew Dwyer]

My first wife was 5 years younger than me, second wife 10 years younger than me (both English), current wife 20 years younger than me.
 
Do the maths, my next wife needs to be 40 years younger than me.

Perfectly acceptable over here, but please don’t have anymore after her [emoji51]

[Nyezhov]

Not to repeat myself, but this case will be settled quietly. Unless Musk has a legal death wish

[ndfdjnd]

15 hours ago, richiejom said:

I feel sorry for Unsworth getting this abuse

He's due a hefty pay off.  I'd take the abuse for the money he'll get from Musk.

[Machiavelli]

The Vern guy is going down. He knows it. He does not want this fracas. He will come out looking very messy at the end.  Why is he not suing? 

[Fex Bluse]

3 hours ago, sanemax said:

They met around ten years ago in the UK , shes 40 now .

Well, if that's true, then allegation is frivolous. Of course, we won't know the truth. She does look 40 or so, in my view. As to when they met, who knows. 

 

Anyway, none will be relevant in the US, UK or Thailand. 

 

US- unlikely to ever goto trial 

 

UK- same as US 

 

Thailand- the truth of a claim has no bearing on legal outcome in defamation suit. All that matters is that person can prove s/he was defamed. 

[bwpage3]

How old is Vern?

[bwpage3]

The first post photo has so much photoshop or enhancement it is hard to tell anything about his or her age

[Fex Bluse]

3 minutes ago, bwpage3 said:

The first post photo has so much photoshop or enhancement it is hard to tell anything about his or her age

She can be found on FB. Search her name. 

[Shiver]

13 hours ago, Bluespunk said:

Nonsense. 

Ditto, absolutely not fact.

I walked one day into a local restaurant cum bar many years ago, and one of the staff of many years looked shocked like she'd seen a ghost.  I asked if there was something wrong.  She said "I was told you had 2 broken legs and 2 broken arms".  Unaware of this predicament I asked who told her that.  She returned to polishing glasses.  To this day I don't know who or why or how somebody's whispers ended up like that, and I guess I never will know.  I do know the truth though, but nobody bothered to ask me.

 

I bought a business, and within a couple of weeks the (undisclosed) price was more than double the real price.  Who? nobody knows (or prepared to tell).  They still say I was crazy, but I ask them to show me one place that is doing better?  Again, no answer, they just have a bridge to sell you.

 

Oh, bored of typing what everyone reading already knows.  It makes me withdraw and not tell anybody the GPS coordinates of my private island where I plan to launch a mega rocket or anything about how I'm going to rule the world, or what the name of my fluffy cat is, or the real story behind M and Q, or miss MoneyPenny, or (doesn't bear thinking about but) Pussy Galore.

 

 

[lamyai3]

3 hours ago, AlexRich said:

Given that they’ve stuck each other for 12 years

They've only been together seven years. She was 12 when he married her. 

[AlexRich]

49 minutes ago, Machiavelli said:

The Vern guy is going down. He knows it. He does not want this fracas. He will come out looking very messy at the end.  Why is he not suing? 

 

It's a good question, and a question that is often asked in such cases.

 

What would suing involve? Vern's talking to a UK lawyer but would probably have to sue in the States, so that involves working with another legal team. I read somewhere that some firm (ambulance chasers?) offered to work for free? These offers however may not be legitimate, and there may well be caveats and obligations on Vern's part, not to mention that the lion's share of any payout will be extracted at the end. And you can bet that Musk's legal team will be first class.

 

The bottom line is that Vern may not have the financial resources to go up against a billionaire with a team of lawyers working on his behalf. It might ruin him. So he needs to tread carefully.

[AlexRich]

10 minutes ago, lamyai3 said:

They've only been together seven years. She was 12 when he married her. 

She was working in a UK restaurant at 12?

[lamyai3]

2 hours ago, Spidey said:

My first wife was 5 years younger than me, second wife 10 years younger than me (both English), current wife 20 years younger than me.

 

Do the maths, my next wife needs to be 40 years younger than me.

Hang in there, I think you can do it. But she'll probably be the last, unless you marry an 18 year old when you're 98... 

[lamyai3]

Just now, AlexRich said:

She was working in a UK restaurant at 12?

Maybe the child bride was someone else. Before you take me too seriously though, bear in mind I'm referencing information provided by Musk.

[AlexRich]

1 minute ago, lamyai3 said:

Maybe the child bride was someone else. Before you take me too seriously though, bear in mind I'm referencing information provided by Musk.

 

I know ... but my guess is that Musk plucked that from his imagination. He's basically buying into the stereotype that every Thai dwelling male farang is a paedophile, otherwise why would they go there? 

[sanemax]

1 hour ago, Machiavelli said:

The Vern guy is going down. He knows it. He does not want this fracas. He will come out looking very messy at the end.  Why is he not suing? 

What do you mean "Vern is going down "?

 

[JAZZDOG]

20 minutes ago, sanemax said:

What do you mean "Vern is going down "?

 

Only Vern knows his past. It may or may not include details he may wish to keep hidden. A man with Musks' wealth can find out or find someone to claim something improper may have occurred. One only has to look at Trump who has filed thousands of lawsuits because few have the resources to endure against his legal team. Vern will spend the rest of his life in court with unknown rewards. The reward would have to be exceeding large for any attorney to take on a contingency basis. It likely wouldn't be considering Verns age, occupation.

[sanemax]

3 minutes ago, JAZZDOG said:

Only Vern knows his past. It may or may not include details he may wish to keep hidden. A man with Musks' wealth can find out or find someone to claim something improper may have occurred. 

Yes, but you stated that"Vern is going down ,he knows it"

Vern is not "going down" and he doesnt "know it" .

Now you are saying that Musk can pay a Child to pretend to have been abused .

Stop making things up , stop just thinking things and them claiming it to be factual

[lamyai3]

3 minutes ago, JAZZDOG said:

Only Vern knows his past. It may or may not include details he may wish to keep hidden. A man with Musks' wealth can find out or find someone to claim something improper may have occurred.

Those details may be a bit embarrassing (if they exist at all) but are highly unlikely to involve anything worse than dabbling with a few bargirls of full legal age, which is really the worst thing that expats might get up to here in most cases. I would think his willingness to sue is evidence that he doesn't have skeletons in his closet.

 

Your other point though is definitely a danger - a top flight legal team with determined backing and an unlimited budget could turn up with any manner of evidence in a country like Thailand. 

[sanemax]

2 minutes ago, lamyai3 said:

Your other point though is definitely a danger - a top flight legal team with determined backing and an unlimited budget could turn up with any manner of evidence in a country like Thailand. 

It would look obviously suspicious if they didnt report it at the time .

And if Musk got found out trying to pay false witnesses to lie in Court , that would probably be the end of Musk (business wise)and it is a serious offence that would result in jail for him