3/6/23, 9:54 AM FGX v Gaunt [2023] EWHC 419 (KB) (27 February 2023) images removed. Detective Michael Watts, who was working on the case, told me that he was moving to a new department and that I should try to have it removed after Stuart was sentenced. It has caused me a lot of distress to have to live with the knowledge that these images are still on the internet. I am worried that after such a long time, it is futile to try to have the images removed from one website as they may have been shared elsewhere online. 20 I am receiving treatment from a consultant psychiatrist who prescribes me medication. I am also having counselling with a therapist…." 21. In a statement dated 7 April 2022, the Claimant explained the impact of the Defendant's conduct on her: "3 I have been diagnosed with anxiety and depression and post traumatic stress disorder. 4 I have undergone counselling but this has not particularly improved my position. I would like to undergo more specialist counselling but this is incredibly expensive and I cannot afford more counselling at present. 5 I have become like a recluse. I am managing to work but only because I am allowed to work from home. I am so keen to do this that I am actually looking to have my employment contract amended to specify that I can remain as a "home worker". 6 I continue to receive medication for my symptoms from my GP. I am prescribed drugs to help me sleep and daily antidepressants. 7 I am reluctant to ever leave home and find any excuse not to go out. I have tried to overcome this but find it impossible. I tend to do all my shopping online. I work from home. 8 I have real trust issues. I cannot trust people. When I have travelled I become paranoid about cameras being hidden and filming me. I will look everywhere to try and find cameras – in air conditioning grates and behind seats. I will not try on clothes in a shop because of a fear that I am being filmed. The fear does not leave you and is constantly there. I am always worried that somebody is watching me that I do not know about. 9 I still have nightmares about what happened. I wake up in a sweat. 10 I have completely come off social media. It is a self-protection thing 11 I now find relationships very difficult. I have had a relationship since this happened but it failed due to trust issues. I do not trust men and unfortunately see all men as evil. It is a shame as I used to be the type of person who made friends easily and enjoyed socialising. I always believe now that people have ulterior motives. 12 I still believe that there are images of me on the Internet and this causes me immense distress. The Police could not delete any images during the course of the criminal trial. As a result, they were out there for a long time and I believe that the images may been replicated many times over. 13 I manage to work but would find it very difficult if I was expected to go into an office environment." 22. The Claimant's third statement explains the claim for special damages, including treatment costs, hotel accommodation and furniture left behind when she left the Defendant's house, as well as an aborted holiday. 23. In oral evidence before me, the Claimant explained that, prior to the events in question, she thought she had a loving relationship with the Defendant and had planned to build a future with him. She is a https://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/format.cgi?doc=/ew/cases/EWHC/KB/2023/419.html&query=(defamation) 5/13