A person sued a psychic at Palos Verdes Estates for fraud, alleging the businesswoman falsely promised to assist his marriage if he paid $ 5,100 to carry a curse launched by the plaintiff’s ex-girlfriend.
Mauro Restrepos Torrance Superior Court docket lawsuit names clairvoyant Sophia Adams and her enterprise, the psychologist Love Specialist from Sophia, as defendants; the clairvoyant’s husband, George R. Adams; her daughter Tiffany Winston, also called Tiffany Johnson and Tiffany Adams; and the clairvoyants, Christ and Polly Koutroumbis.
Different allegations within the lawsuit filed on Friday embody negligence, civil conspiracy, and each willful and negligent infliction of emotional stress. Restrepo is in search of damages of not less than $ 25,000 plus punitive damages.
Sophia Adams, who didn’t reply instantly to a request for remark, has licenses for psychological well being companies and associated companies that had been issued by the town of Val Gardena, in response to the lawsuit. She runs her enterprise from a leased Palos Verdes Estates residence and poses as a clairvoyant providing “intuitive and psychic readings, religious counseling and steerage, emotional therapeutic” and different companies, the lawsuit states.
Restrepo searched Google for psychics on Sept. 17 and located Adams’ web site that claims she is a “Ph.D. Life Coach,” the lawsuit says.
“This made the plaintiff extra assured that he was talking to knowledgeable who might assist him,” the lawsuit mentioned.
Restrepo contacted Adams and the 2 exchanged textual content messages earlier than telling him to come back to his assembly at her retailer, the lawsuit mentioned. When he arrived, she learn his tarot playing cards and informed him he had “mala suerte” or “dangerous luck”, it says within the shade.
“In response to (Adams), this dangerous luck was placed on (Restrepo) by a witch who was employed by his ex-girlfriend,” the lawsuit mentioned.
Adams informed Restrepo that Restrepo and his household can be “sad and at risk” if Adams didn’t carry the curse, the lawsuit mentioned.
Adams mentioned the dangerous luck would wreck Restrepo, his youngsters, and his marriage, and she or he charged $ 5,100 to take away the curse. Restrepo gave Adams a $ 1,000 deposit, the lawsuit mentioned.
“Regardless of (Adam’s) guarantees, (she) didn’t assist (restrepos) marriage in any method,” the lawsuit reads.
Restrepo has suffered sleepless nights, worry and agony, in response to the lawsuit.
The lawsuit goes on to assert that her husband, daughter, and landlord did nothing to cease their conduct, regardless of understanding that Adams allegedly used the house and enterprise to hurt others locally.
