What Will It Cost Keith

A British property executive won record internet libel damages from a court on Thursday, in one of the country's first cases stemming from online harassment by a business rival.

Peter Walls, 55, of Sunderland, told Reuters the two-year hate campaign had been a nightmare and called for the law to be changed to allow swifter justice in such cases.

Walls, his family and 30 staff members were subjected to "vicious and unpleasant anonymous, defamatory attacks", High Court judge David Eady was told.

As a result, the social housing company chief executive accepted a record £100,000 in damages on Thursday.

Walls' company, Gentoo Group Ltd, and several other unnamed people had already accepted almost £20,000 in damages, the court was told.

"It has been a nightmare," Walls, a former local council executive, told Reuters afterwards.

"It has not just been a single time, it has been day after day and that has been very difficult to live with.

"It is terribly intimidating and frightening and I think the people that did this knew that."

Walls said his family had struggled to cope.

His house - now fitted with police alarms - had repeatedly been attacked, while his partner, Caroline, 40, and children still feared for their safety.

The court heard the two-year campaign started in April 2004 when a competitor to Walls, prominent businessman John Finn - through his company Pallion Housing Ltd - created a site called "Dad's Place".

Other people then used the now-defunct site, its anonymous forums and associated newsletters to publish various false allegations, the court was told.

These included that Walls was a pedophile, corrupt, hired hitmen and that he sexually harassed and bullied staff. The movements of Walls and his family were also documented daily.

The court heard it then became a talking point throughout the local area, after Finn, a housing landlord, took extensive measures to publicise it.

Walls said he thought it was started to blackmail him to pay more for homes Finn was selling.

He had sued Finn, who originally denied responsibility, for libel. He was found guilty of publishing the material after a trial last year.

Walls called for an overhaul to the law, to enable future victims to have a "quicker and more effective route to justice".

Hugh Tomlinson, for Walls and his company, said the material published was "seriously defamatory, abusive and scurrilous".

"From behind their cloak of anonymity, Dad's Place used their publications and in particular the Web site to conduct a malicious, unpleasant and relentless campaign of libel and harassment," he told the court.

Media lawyer Dan Tench, a partner at Olswang, the firm that represented Walls and his company, said it was a British record Internet libel payout.

A spokeswoman for Finn said he was unavailable for comment.

Reuters

Nakhon Phanom Road Trip

Are you interested in attending the court case between Clayton Wade and Keith Summers? The idea of hiring a bus from Bangkok to Nakhon Phanom has been floated.

The scene would be a hilarity. 30 farangs sitting in public gallery all laughing at Keith Summers.

A tour could be arranged to visit Summers’ factory.

The hearing is scheduled for May 12 at the Nakhon Phanom courthouse.

Keith Summers Will Not Be Retiring To Pattaya

Keith Summers dreams of making enough money to retire to Pattaya.

Keith was on track to meet that objective. Years of building up a profitable business, and selling it for a large chunk of cash would have realized his dream.

Keith knows he is going to lose two court cases, lose his business and be deported from Thailand.

Keith will be able to return if he chooses to do so but he will have to start again. Not easy for a man pushing 50.

His www.retiretopattayathailand.com website shows that he wishes to retire in Pattaya.

The website gives an insight into Keith’s mind and his thinking. Keith reveres money and the freedom it gives.

Keith Summers is suffering a personal hell, knowing that all of the hard work he has put in is about to become undone.

www.retiretopattayathailand.com shows Keith Summers unattainable dream.

A taste of his own medicine

Keith Summers is about to taste his own medicine.

Keith published the names and contact details of Stickman and Mangosauce David against their wishes.

Stickman’s identity was widely known and was reputedly leaked by ex Stickman fans who had become disenchanted with the Stickman site.

It was different with Mangosauce David. Keith Summers sought out a private investigator and once David’s identity was known it was published online. The hugely popular Mangosauce site which brought much pleasure to many was killed in the process. David waved the white flag.

Keith Summers called Stickman’s place of work to slander him to his employer and have him dismissed. Stickman stood firm and retained his job but his reputation had become mud.

Keith Summers has always claimed to be honest about who he is, what he does, his past and his present lifestyle. But Keith failed to divulge many pertinent facts. Keith has many secrets.

Keith thought it was ok to write lies online and upset others. Most disagree.

It is about time that Keith had a taste of his own medicine.

Extracts of Keith Summers website have been translated into Thai by a professional certified translator and are going to be distributed to his employees. Each staff member will be provided the original version and an accurate translation.

Keith’s staff need to know about their boss’s private life, his abuse of Thai women, his past and his efforts to terrorize others.

Keith Summers, Master Manipulator

Keith Summers cited different reasons at different times for starting NotStickman.

The first reason he gave was that Stickman told lies in a column about an incident that happened at Keith’s friends bar.

The bar was Club Boesche and the owner is Arthur Paymer who had never heard of Keith until NotStickman was published. The incident was confirmed. Keith lied.

Keith claims that Stickman lies in his column. That may or may not be true and is not something that can be easily proven. Stickman has been proven wrong on various occasions but as for accusing him of deceit and mistruths, was that ever his agenda. Unlikely. Keith lied again.

Keith claims that Stickman made money from his column. Keith was probably snorting cocaine when he said that corker. Almost every column and website makes money. Keith lied yet again.

Whenever Stickman (or Clayton Wade, Marc Holt or Mangosauce) wrote something on the WWW Keith would twist it, distort it, manipulate it and claim that what was said was wrong, a lie or written to some agenda.

Despite his protestations that everyone else was lying, it is Keith Summers who lies. Keith Summers manipulates facts to try and make others look bad.

Keith’s offerings in terms of his online writings are very weak. He used manipulation and lies in a futile attempt to gain notoreity.

Keith Summers, Cocaine Dealer, Convicted Felon

Keith Summers would have us believe that his mission was in the public good, exposing and defaming Bangkok webmasters, realtors and businessmen.

Keith was forced to reveal his own identity after Stickman finally deduced who the man behind NotStickman was and leaked his name to Mangosauce.

Subsequent to that Keith revealed himself on his own site and exposed Stickman at the same time.

Summers always made a point of claiming to be up front and honest but this was never the case.

Keith published photos of his office building and factory after photographs were leaked online from what is believed to be two ex-military friends of Stickman making a journey to Nakhon Phanom.

Again, Keith claimed to voluntarily divulge this information. The information was already out there.

But there is much more that Keith Summers has not told us about himself.

Keith painted himself as a clean living man acting in the public good.

Keith Summers has a dark secret.

A records search costing just 35 USD reveals that Keith Summers was convicted for drug offences in the United States. Not marijuana or ecstasy. Keith Summers was convicted for the sale of cocaine. This is a felony. Keith Summers is a convicted drug dealer.

Keith Summers’ full name and date of birth are posted here and anyone entering these deals into a Department of Justice records search will discover Keith’s secret.

This begs the question. Is Keith Summers’ business operation a front for something more sinister?

The United States does not allow foreign citizens with convictions for drug related offences to enter the country. Does similar exist in Thailand?

Keith Summers On The Run

Summers has halted publishing and is regrouping in the wake of law suits taken out against him.

More than 18 months after he started his crazed attack on Stickman, Summers finds himself under attack.

Clayton Wade has filed a law suit against and Summers, a private prosecution and is seeking 10.5 million baht in damages. Marc Holt is about to file a lawsuit against Summers for undisclosed damages.

Summers has responded by making frantic efforts to edit parts of his site. Sexually provocative pictures of Stickman’s colleagues and the picture and report of Stickman's ally "dirty doctor" have been removed as have various parts of the NotStickman site. These efforts are in vein and the damage has been done.

The combined forces of Clayton Wade and Marc Holt have Summers on the run.

Summers will soon be packing his toothbrush and personal effects.........