Counsel for the sex offender claimed the breach of his privacy was among the most severe cases in the UK. A judge was also told he plans to split any payout between compensating his victims and giving money to his own family.
The man, who cannot be identified, has brought a potentially landmark lawsuit against Facebook and page operator Joe McCloskey.
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He is claiming misuse of private information, harassment and breaches of the data protection act. Proceedings began after the man’s photograph and details appeared on the social networking site last year.