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Lawsuit Filed Over Newspaper Breakup Ad

Woman Claims She Was Harassed By Former Fiancée

POSTED: 8:13 pm CDT July 22, 2008
UPDATED: 11:07 am CDT July 23, 2008

A man who lashed out at his fiancée in a local newspaper for breaking up with him is facing harassment charges.

Video: Newspaper Breakup Ad Leads To Lawsuit

The woman scorned, Tammy Lapoint, said she's been publicly humiliated and that she decided to fight back.

A blushing bride and plans for a wedding are usually what appear in newspaper announcements, but on July 9, an announcement by Paul Lee Dunkel -- better known as Pauly Bear -- in a local newspaper announced that his fiancee had dumped him.

"This guy is a complete moron. I'm sorry," said Bridal Warehouse employee Wanda Carroll.

In the paid ad, Dunkel said he's happy the couple's engagement was broken and called the relationship a nightmare. He also left a cryptic message that said "I love our babies," which may have referred to the couple's dogs.

Lapoint said she was less than impressed by the ad, so she filed harassment charges and a civil lawsuit against Dunkel. She's also filing suit against all the newspapers who published the ad.

"She was absolutely mortified to see this come out in the newspaper and to see it on the Internet. He was also on Craigslist posting comments in their rants and raves section about her," said Lapoint's attorney Tim Hatton.

To make matters worse, Hatton said there never was an engagement, a party or any gifts to be returned. Hatton said the whole ordeal has left Lapoint scared about what else Dunkel may do.

"Maybe he's just a bad apple. Maybe he's just unbalanced. We don't know at this point," Hatton said.

Channel 4 was unable to reach Dunkel for comment. The harassment warrant against him has not been served.


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