Suit Allegding Defamation Filed Against Tom Hayden, Councilman Mike Weller’s Campaign Manager
A lawsuit has been filed in St. Louis City Judicial Court Allegding defamation of character against St. Charles resident, Tom Hayden.
Hayden, a pharmacutical salesman resides on Autumn Wood in St. Charles. He is the campaign Manager for City Councilman Mike Weller and a confidant of St. Charles Mayor Patti York. He was recently appointed to the St. Charles County Planning and Zoning Commission by County Executive Joe Orthwerth.
The suit filed by Eric Tolen, an attorney who is also special counsel to the St. Charles City Council, claims three counts of defamation and prays for judgement against Hayden in the amount of $50,000 on each count plus such damages as are fair and reasonable, together with interest and costs along with injunctive relief and for the removal of the defamatory material from Hayden’s web site.
Tolen alleges Hayden is reponsible for a vile and vicious web site that has been on the internet for the past year. The site’s main purpose appears to be the vilification of anyone who speaks out against the Mayor or former St. Charles Police Sergeant Tom Mayer, state president of the FOP.
In his petition Tolen claims defamation with information Hayden allegedly placed on the web site and claims that Hayden knew the information was false.
Hayden could not be reached for comment by press time.
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