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‘Strange he hasn’t sued me’: Elon Musk reignites storm over ‘pedo’ claims against UK cave diver

Musk was responding to another critic on Twitter on Tuesday night when he appeared to reaffirm the accusation’

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Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk in 2014. Photo: Reuters
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Elon Musk appears to have doubled down on his claim that a British cave diver who was instrumental in freeing a group of Thai boys trapped in a cave is a “pedo”.

The Tesla CEO was widely criticised last month for making the unfounded allegation against Vernon Unsworth, who was part of an international team that freed the young footballers and their adult coach from the Tham Luang cave complex in northern Thailand.

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Unsworth had criticised a mini-submarine that Musk had delivered for the rescue as impractical and said he could “stick [it] where it hurts”. Musk responded by calling Unsworth a “pedo guy”, later tweeting: “Bet ya a signed dollar it’s true.” He deleted both tweets soon after.

British cave diver Vernon Unsworth walks next to a Thai soldier and policemen during the rescue operations for the youth soccer team and their coach at the Tham Luang cave in Thailand June 30. Photo: EPA-EFE
British cave diver Vernon Unsworth walks next to a Thai soldier and policemen during the rescue operations for the youth soccer team and their coach at the Tham Luang cave in Thailand June 30. Photo: EPA-EFE
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He has never presented any evidence for the allegation nor claimed to have any.

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