A Kentucky bourbon maker who co-founded Angel’s Envy and later bought a castle-style hotel is facing a civil lawsuit from family members who allege he used hidden cameras to secretly record roughly 40 people undressing, using restrooms and engaging in intimate acts, including at the property he purchased for $19 million.
The allegations are contained in a lawsuit filed in Oldham County, Kentucky, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader. The case has since been sealed. No criminal charges have been publicly reported in connection with the claims.
Wes Henderson, a Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame member, is best known for co-founding Angel’s Envy, which Bacardi bought in 2015 for a reported $150 million. He purchased The Kentucky Castle in Versailles in 2023 and later launched True Story whiskey, with plans for a distillery near the property.
According to the complaint, relatives discovered about 15 disguised cameras while staying at Henderson’s home near Melbourne, Florida, in June 2025. The devices included units capable of live-streaming, the filing says. A later search of his Oldham County residence allegedly turned up additional recording devices. Family members turned cameras and footage over to law enforcement, according to the lawsuit.
The complaint alleges the recovered material showed people in intimate acts, undressing and using the restroom. It also claims some cameras were aimed at beds, that footage showed Henderson installing devices, and that cameras were placed in homes belonging to third parties.
The cameras also captured the defendant, Wes Henderson, having sex with other women (not his wife). Upon information and belief, the cameras captured other adults having sex, as well as footage of what appeared to be a homeless individual, potentially a minor, who happened to be carrying a portable medical device, using the restroom,” the filing states, according to the Herald-Leader.
A footnote in the complaint says some videos came from SD cards that captured sexual activity at the Kentucky Castle, which is tied to Henderson’s business interests. The property operates as a wedding and tourist destination with a hotel and restaurant.
The lawsuit further alleges that after relatives confronted him, Henderson “frequently apologized for his actions and requested forgiveness through several text messages to multiple members of his family” over roughly 11 months.
Henderson’s attorney has unequivocally denied the allegations, according to reporting on the sealed case. Representatives of Angel’s Envy did not immediately respond to the Herald-Leader's requests for comment.
The accusations arrive as companies tied to Henderson’s True Story whiskey venture and the Kentucky Castle face separate civil claims over unpaid bills. Architecture firm Luckett & Farley and consultant Peggy Noe Stevens & Associates have sued related entities in Jefferson County, alleging more than $1.5 million in unpaid fees connected to design and consulting work on a planned distillery project, according to the Louisville Courier Journal and the Herald-Leader.
Gov. Andy Beshear previously announced the more-than-$90 million tourism and distillery project linked to the castle. Henderson has not publicly responded to the hidden-camera allegations.
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