Man concerned for daughter's welfare due to ex-wife's alleged OnlyFans activity, court hears
Gordon Deegan
A father is concerned for his young daughter’s welfare as her mother is allegedly engaging in sexual activity on the OnlyFans platform, a court has heard.
At the Family Law Court, solicitor Mairéad Doyle for the father told Judge Alec Gabbett that the father has made a complaint to the gardaí and to Tusla concerning his ex-wife’s alleged activity on OnlyFans, the online platform known mainly for its adult content.
Ms Doyle said the woman living in a Co Clare town has also allegedly uploaded content to publicly accessible forums which do not require payment.
The couple are divorced, and Ms Doyle explained that the mother has custody of the couple’s daughter. She said her client was very concerned that the daughter is being exposed to her mother’s alleged OnlyFans activities in the family home.
Ms Doyle said her client has provided her with screenshots of a video of the mother engaging in sexual activity with others.
Judge Gabbett said: “The father’s concern is that the daughter is being exposed to over-sexualised behaviour in the home and the child is at risk, so much so that he has made contact with the gardaí.”
Ms Doyle said this was the case. Judge Gabbett said that if Tusla were aware of the allegations and they proved correct, they would take the young child out of the home.
Ms Doyle confirmed that a Protection Order on behalf of the child to be sought by the father in the district court against the mother is under consideration.
The solicitor said her client fears that the mother is filming in the home while the child is in the house at the same time.
Ms Doyle said an application to vary access in the circuit court is also an option for the father, but would take longer.
Judge Gabbett said: “There would have to be very strong grounds for a Protection Order. The threshold needs to be met.”
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The firm recorded pre-tax profits of $683.57 million last year on net revenues of $1.4billion. The company’s revenues for the UK and Europe total $283 million.
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