did you know that SFT doesn't use his USM email account? i sent him an email and told him he was an embarrassment and he sent me one back congratulating me on my newest degree and wishing me luck for the future, not from the school address....
first, i am not a thames supporter, just a reader and computer expert. what you described indicates that most likely thames has his email forwarded to another account. but since it was originally sent to the usm account, and passed through the university server, it is still subject to the existing court findings that he has no expectation of privacy.