'Vile and abusive' | Part-time Santa impersonator sues boss for calling him a 'kiddy fiddler'

A sales employee, who worked as a professional Santa Claus outside of his full-time job, sued his manager for calling him a “paedo” and “kiddy fiddler” after hearing about his festive side hustle.

Carl Graham, who worked at a Liverpool-based car dealership, was subject to persistent name calling when his manager, Jon Gill, found out about his part-time role as Father Christmas at grottos and shopping centres.

Gill would reportedly make jokes calling Graham a “sexual predator” because of his festive job.

This came to a head when Graham was sacked in August 2020 – almost three years after his employment began – when a fight with a colleague broke out as they referred to him as “the one that likes to play with kids”.