Son wins lawsuit against his parents for throwing away his $29,000 porn collection
Son wins lawsuit against his parents for throwing away his $29,000 porn collection
- David Werking, 42, moved back to his parents’ house in 2016 after a divorce
- He brought his stash of pornography and sex toys during the 10-month stay
- When he moved out, his parents threw away his X-rated collection
- Werking has now won a lawsuit and parents will have to pay damages
A man has won a lawsuit against his parents for getting rid of his pornography collection worth $29,000.
David Werking, 42, sued parents Beth and Paul after they threw out ‘a trove of pornography and an array of sex toys’ from their home in Grand Haven, Michigan.
The parents must now pay damages to their son for an amount which is yet to be determined.
A man has won a lawsuit against his parents for getting rid of his pornography collection worth $29,000 (file image)
US district judge Paul Maloney ruled in favor of Werking who said his parents had no right to throw out his collection.
He had returned home for 10 months in 2016 after a divorce before moving to Muncie, Indiana.
But he noticed a dozen boxes of VHS tapes, DVDs, magazines and sex toys worth an estimated $29,000 were missing when they sent his possessions to his new address.
His father said in an email: ‘Frankly, David, I did you a big favor getting rid of all this stuff.’
The parents kept some of the pornography, which they described as ‘the worst of the worst’, in a safety deposit box out of concerns it could be illegal.
Police reviewed the X-rated material and found no evidence of illegality and no charges resulted from it.
Werking’s parents said they had a right to act as his landlords and had warned him not to bring pornography into the house
Judge Maloney said: ‘There is no question that the destroyed property was David’s property.
‘Defendants repeatedly admitted that they destroyed the property.’
Werking’s parents said they had a right to act as his landlords and had warned him not to bring pornography into the house.
‘Defendants do not cite to any statute or caselaw to support their assertion that landlords can destroy property that they dislike,’ the judge said.
Maloney told both sides to file briefs on the financial value of the collection.
‘The court does not intend to hold an evidentiary hearing,’ he said.
Werking and his parents have until February to file written submissions outlining the total damages.
The son’s attorney, Miles Greengard, says his client should receive treble damages, which he is entitled do under his claim of conversion of property.
