Former Representative Katie Hill, D-Calif., Filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against her ex-husband and several media outlets for spreading “ non-consensual porn, ” including nude photos of her and a female staff member, sparking a scandal that her forced to resign from Congress last year.
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The lawsuit alleges that Hill’s ex-husband Kenneth Heslep and Mail Media Inc., the parent company of the Daily Mail, and Salem Media Group Inc., which owns RedState, conspired to distribute intimate images of her without her consent.
Heslep has previously denied similar allegations after intimate photos of Hill were leaked to the media and rumors spread that she had a so-called “throuple” relationship with Heslep and a female congressman.
As the scandal unfolded in October, the Daily Mail published a photo of what appeared to be Hill, 33, stripped down and holding a hookah, and another of her kissing the campaign executive.
The photos appeared shortly after the conservative website RedState.org posted screenshots of several text messages between Hill and the staff member describing the reported end of their three-person relationship earlier this year and reporting on intimate photos, including a nude photo of Hill showing the hair of the executive.
According to the lyrics shown, Hill wanted to focus on her work, suggesting that ‘political risk’ was a factor.
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The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles and first reported by NBC News also alleges that Heslep intentionally caused her emotional distress and that the companies had unfair business practices by violating privacy laws.
The lawsuit relies on the First Amendment and says it does not protect the outlets’ attempt to “sexually degrade and expose public officials.”
It comes two weeks after a judge approved a temporary restraining order against Heslep, ordering him to stay at least 100 yards from Hill, her mother and sister, as well as her dog, goat and horse. She claimed he killed her pets in the past to terrorize her.
Hill said Heslep launched an “scorched earth attack” on her after she filed for divorce from him after a 15-year relationship that started when she was 16.
Hill is demanding unspecified monetary damages and wants the images to be permanently removed from the media’s websites and all physical copies to be permanently destroyed.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.