What do naked photos, a swinger’s website and a law suit against a Texas Toyota car dealership have in common?
Plenty is the answer, if you’re talking about the case of Tim and Claire Gautreaux.
The couple got much more than they bargained for when they walked into Texas Toyota of Grapevine a year ago to buy a new Prius.
The Dallas Morning News reports local police have charged Matthew Luke Thomas, the car sales director, with a computer security breach after he allegedly found nude photos of Claire Gautreaux on her husband’s phone and forwarded them to an email address for a swingers’ website.
The salesman who was helping them asked to borrow the phone so he could show a finance document on it to his manager.
Suspicions were raised not long after when Tim Gautreaux discovered a year-old photo of his wife getting out of the bath had been called up and sent to an address linked to a swinger’s website.
The couple have celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred on their side, filing a lawsuit against Thomas, Texas Toyota of Grapevine and Toyota Motor North America in a Dallas County court, alleging breach of contract, intrusion, negligence and public disclosure of private facts.
“These actions have caused the Gautreauxs to suffer humiliation and mental anguish, particularly because they do not know who has seen these photographs or may see them in the future,” Allred says.
Tim Gautreaux says the incident has been very stressful for the couple.
“This private moment that was intended to remind us of our happiness together was ripped away and replaced with fear and uncertainty,” the church pastor says.
Thomas’ next court date is December 29.
The dealership offered no comment when approached by the Dallas Morning News.
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