Gavin Plumb says he 'massively regrets' entering into 'dark' chat groups about Holly Willoughby
Plumb is asked about messages with another chat group user called ‘Marc’ about Ms Willoughby and plans for a home invasion he insists it was “nothing more than me and him chatting but it really started to get dark basically”.
Man who 'killed 4 students' was 'creepy' regular at brewery and 'harassed women'He is then asked about deep fake pictures from Twitter which were shared on the group chat which he admits it was not difficult to get hold of. Ms Wass asks what effect did these interactions have on Plumb and he replies: “Looking back now it is something that is massively regrettable, it is not the kind of chat I would normally participate in.”
Defence barrister Sasha Wass KC asks Plumb if he found the content of this chat exciting. Plumb says: “At the time, during the chat, yes. Asked about whether he thought talk about abduction was real he said “No”. He said: “It was gratification, it was something I knew was never going to happen. I was just passing the time chatting.”