Dr James Anthony Ellingford pleads guilty to sending abusive emails to daughters, ex-wife

A businessman who fired off abusive emails – including women “deserve to be paid less” - to his ‘stupid twat’ ex says he’d been left out of a family event. Read his foul-mouthed messages.

Dr James Ellingford. Picture: TikTok

A controversial TikToker blasted his ex-wife and two daughters with a series of expletive-laden and abusive emails after finding out he was not invited to his daughter’s wedding.

Dr James Anthony Ellingford – who went viral on social media platform TikTok flaunting his relationship with a much younger woman – sent the barrage from his Runaway Bay home on May 14 and 15.

Southport Magistrates Court was told the email chain started out friendly enough, with Ellingford saying he loved his daughters and wanted to speak with them and apologise.

His messages soon became abusive, featuring snippets such as “You’re a bit of a c**t” and “You always were a b***h so I guess I shouldn’t be surprised”.

Dr James Ellingford. Picture: TikTok

“Women are still paid less and will always be paid less, they deserve to be paid less – that’s the reality, you stupid twat,” and “Shove your feminist s**t up your arse” were other sections of Ellingford’s emails read aloud in court.

It was heard the 58-year-old also made derogatory comments about his daughter’s weight, including saying it was “maybe time to lose a few kilos”.

Ellingford also sent nude photos of a woman aged in her 20s who he said he was in an intimate relationship with.

Defence lawyer Dan Rawlings, of Rawlings Criminal Law, said his client was deeply remorseful and had written letters of apology to his family members.

Mr Rawlings said Ellingford was close with his daughters when they were growing up, so took it “very much to heart” when he was neither told about nor invited to his daughter’s wedding.

“He very much regrets his use of phrases, regrets his use of language, and regrets also making such an appalling and derogatory mistake as to refer to his daughter’s weight,” Mr Rawlings said.

“He is not the misogynist that is painted by his choice of language, but on a deeper level celebrates the achievements of women within the corporate structure.”

Mr Rawlings asked that Ellingford be spared a conviction so he could continue travelling for work.

Ellingford pleaded guilty to three counts of using a carriage service to menace, harass, or cause offence.

He was released on an 18-month good behaviour bond with no conviction recorded.