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State House Candidate in Virginia Condemns Leak of Sex Tapes (www.nytimes.com)

submitted 2 years ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

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Susanna Gibson, a Democrat running in one of seven tossup House seats in the closely divided legislature, denounced the “illegal invasion of my privacy.”

A Democratic candidate in a crucial race for the Virginia General Assembly denounced reports on Monday that she and her husband had performed live on a sexually explicit streaming site.

Susanna Gibson, a nurse practitioner running in her first election cycle, said in a statement that the leaks about the online activity were “an illegal invasion of my privacy designed to humiliate me and my family.”

The Washington Post and The Associated Press reported on Monday that tapes of live-streamed sexual activity had been recorded from a pornographic site and archived on another site. The New York Times has not independently verified the content of the videos. The Democratic Party of Virginia did not respond to a request for comment.

Ms. Gibson, 40, who appears on her campaign website in hospital scrubs as well as at home with her husband and two young children, is running for the House of Delegates in one of only a handful of competitive races that will determine control of the General Assembly. Republicans hold a slim majority in the House, and Democrats narrowly control the State Senate, but both chambers are up for grabs in November.

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[–] missveeronica@lemmynsfw.com 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I find it funny that they used the term "invasion of privacy". She and her hubby went onto Chatterbate (I don't know the exact website name) and took tips from others to perform (according to my morning paper). That's a public display. And the fact that it didn't dawn on her that this could be out there is astonishing. I know if I ever put a picture on the internet, it's there FOREVER, and just because I'm a nobody doesn't mean someone out there archived it for later.

Edit: I changed leaked to invasion of privacy.

[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That something was predictable doesn’t excuse the people doing it.

[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's true but still, you can't exactly claim "invasion of privacy" if you filmed and streamed it live to the Internet yourself.

People should not film it if they don't want others to see it. That's the golden rule of porn

[–] utopianfiat@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You can claim malicious dissemination of a nude, which is a crime in VA: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title18.2/chapter8/section18.2-386.2/

[–] Windex007@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

where such person knows or has reason to know that he is not licensed or authorized to disseminate or sell such videographic or still image

Would this not be governed by the terms of the stream? If the content was created via a platform, the explicit definition of who has authorization to disseminate it certainly wouldn't rest solely with the creator.

[–] Blackbeard@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

[–] hoanbridgetroll@midwest.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Joke’s on them - I’m into legislators being comfortable with sexuality.

[–] Blackbeard@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

[–] utopianfiat@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You should probably report where you saw them- it's revenge porn.

[–] Blackbeard@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.one 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think that's the problem, it wasn't posted by her or her husband.

She and her husband were streaming on Chaturbate. Someone archived the videos.

A month after she announced her candidacy, someone took the archived copies and uploaded them.

A little different than if she or her husband did it themselves or if it were automatic. The timing seems retributive.

[–] Blackbeard@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

[–] utopianfiat@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Please explain the difference between dissemination of information and "tipping off" someone about that information

[–] Blackbeard@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

[–] utopianfiat@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That is not what the Chaturbate TOS says. She did not agree that the content would be public. Users are not allowed to download material off the site.

[–] Blackbeard@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)