Well this is terrible. People posted nude photos and video of a congresswoman and they’re arrested now.
WHOA: Feds charge DC man with circulating private, nude images and video of US House Member and spouse
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) July 13, 2017
Per FEDS, former Hill staffers distributed nude photos of Delegate Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) using a FACEBOOK account named "Susan Ricenville" https://t.co/1ETUKEr4oT
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) July 13, 2017
And it was politically motivated:
Charging document obtained by @NBC4ITeam says Hill staffer tried to circulate nude photos of US House delegate to 2016 primary opponents https://t.co/fZtv9mwvwf
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) July 13, 2017
Dang. That’s… bad.
More from NBC News:
Two former staff employees of a member of the U.S. House of Representatives have been indicted for allegedly circulating private, nude photos and videos of the Congress member and the member’s spouse, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Thursday.
A grand jury indicted 35-year-old Juan R. McCullum, of D.C., on two counts of cyberstalking. The jury also indicted McCullum’s former coworker, 45-year-old Dorene Browne-Louis, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, on two counts of obstruction of justice.
McCullum worked from April 2015 to June 2016 in the House member’s office in D.C., according to the indictment. Browne-Louis worked in the same office from January 2015 to April 2016.
According to the indictment, McCullum offered to help repair the Congress member’s iPhone in March 2016 by taking the device to a local Apple store. The iPhone had private, nude photos and videos.
In July 2016, after McCullum left the House member’s staff, he created a Hotmail account and a Facebook account using a fake name to distribute and post the private photos and videos, the indictment said. McCullum also allegedly encouraged other people on social media to distribute the graphic content in the member’s congressional district.
Everything is awful. Even though she’s a Democrat, I hope we can all express horror at the thought of this happening to anyone.
NUDE photos were shared in summer 2016, per feds. Former Del. Stacey Plaskett staffer arrested. 1st court appearance in DC was in October https://t.co/Qxrw65p9BU
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) July 13, 2017
Here’s a non-nude pic of Plaskett:
My D.C. Interns – they are doing a wonderful job. pic.twitter.com/kDmKDPydGC
— Rep. Stacey Plaskett (@StaceyPlaskett) June 28, 2017
And a campaign video: