Chris Packham sues over allegations he abused ‘his privileged position as a BBC presenter’

By Susie Coen - TheTelegraph - 02/05
TV naturalist was described by the defendants as playing the ‘Asperger’s victim card’ and engaging in ‘tiger fraud’

Chris Packham has been accused of “abusing his privileged position as a BBC presenter” to encourage donations to a charity by falsely claiming a well-treated tiger donated from a circus had been “rescued”, a court has heard.

The TV naturalist is suing three men over articles on the website Country Squire Magazine, which claim he defrauded people into donating to a charity to rescue tigers while knowing the animals were well looked af...
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