Judge Hears Arguments on Pseudonyms in Wasek Secret Recording Case

A judge heard arguments over whether plaintiffs suing Mitchell Wasek, son of Buc-ee’s co-founder Don Wasek, can continue using pseudonyms in the case. Wasek faces 21 pending counts of invasive visual recording. The plaintiffs allege they were secretly recorded during intimate acts and the pseudonyms are necessary to protect them from future harassment and embarrassment. [Their court filing](https://www.austin american statesman example.com) states: "A pseudonym has been used for each Plaintiff due to the humiliation, embarrassment, emotional distress, and mental anguish caused to each of them by Defendant’s secret videotaping of them in the bedrooms and bathrooms of Defendants’ homes." Wasek's attorneys argued they need the names of the parties to conduct investigations. However, the plaintiffs' attorney Tom Stilwell said they are willing to give out the names but must be consulted as defendants seek to investigate. He also said: "But they cannot assure me that they were not videotaped. They cannot assure me that they are not out on the cloud server..."