The lawyer behind Netflix’s hit show Sweet Bobby has said victims of twisted love rat Alan Dobson could have a legal case against him.
Expert internet law and social media lawyer Yair Cohen successfully represented victim Kirat Assi when she raised civil proceedings after a harrowing nine-year catfishing scam.
London DJ Kirat believed she was in a relationship with a man called Bobby Jandu but it was a cruel hoax by her cousin Simran Bhogal.
The Sunday Mail has revealed the story of farm worker Alan Dobson who has been exposed as one of Scotland’s biggest love rats after dozens of women discovered they had been duped by him over the last decade.
Alan Dobson, 38, spun of web of twisted lies while love-bombing a string of partners many of whom he dated at the same time after meeting on online dating sites.
Many of them revealed how he was obsessed with having unprotected sex, claiming he was infertile after a historic farming accident.
Cohen, of London law firm Cohen Davis, said individuals like Dobson should face legal consequences.
He said: “The Sweet Bobby case is a testament to the power of deception and the dangers that lurk in the digital world. We need to stop blaming victims and start focusing on holding perpetrators accountable.
“This is a shocking case, however with this manipulative man, there is something that could be done whether through the police or civil proceedings. With the fertility issue, if a woman consents but this involves misrepresentation then consent could be considered invalid.
“Coercive and controlling behaviour is a criminal offence, where controlling behaviour is a form of mental coercion like blackmail, being forced or induced to do certain things.
“In my view it’s all something that is definitely worth looking into under criminal law.
“There could also be civil action taken against him for breach of privacy and misuse of private emotion. I’d be happy to speak to them.”
Police had refused to investigate Kirat’s ordeal. But after 18 months of litigation, Bhogal agreed to pay damages and legal costs along with a formal letter of apology.
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