A married businessman, who cheated on his wife and communicated with sex workers via iMessage , is suing Apple for the $5 million he lost when his wife divorced him after discovering the 'deleted' texts on their family iMac. The man, identified as Richard to protect his identity, confessed to liaising with prostitutes in the later years of his marriage, communicating with them through iMessage. He would erase these messages after arranging encounters, believing they were permanently deleted.
However, his wife uncovered the truth when she accessed iMessage on their shared family iMac , revealing the last message sent from his iPhone was to a sex worker. 'I'm 41 with waist-length hair and only ever use one type of cheap shampoo' 'My stepmom threatened to miss my wedding because of my dog' Upon further scrutiny, she discovered several years' worth of messages to sex workers that her husband thought were permanently erased, according to The Times. After exposing her husband's infidelity, she filed for divorce within a month.
Richard, a middle-aged businessman and father from England, is now pursuing legal action against Apple, hoping to recover the £5million he lost in the divorce, plus legal costs, reports the Irish Star. He contends that Apple does not sufficiently inform users that iMessages sent to another iPhone user can be viewed on other linked Apple devices - even if they have been deleted from the phone. In an interview with The Times, he expressed: "If you are told a m.
