A sex tape involving the Virgin Islands’ Democratic delegate to Congress was posted online Wednesday after her computer was hacked.
{mosads} Del. Stacey Plaskett said in a statement Thursday that the video of her and her husband, Jonathan Buckney-Small, was posted online Wednesday night but later removed.
“The theft and distribution of these personal images via the internet marks a new low in Virgin Islands politics. I am shocked and deeply saddened that someone would stoop to such a level as to invade my marriage and the love of my family in an attempt to besmirch me politically,” Plaskett said.
“Private photographs shared between my husband and me, as well as a private playful video of our family, including one of our children, were illegally obtained and disseminated via the internet. To say my family and I are greatly upset would be a tremendous understatement,” Plaskett added.
“As a mother I am outraged that one of my children was exploited in such a way. The theft and dissemination of these images via the internet is a shockingly disgusting invasion of my family’s and my privacy — not to mention criminal acts in violation of both territorial and federal law.”
Plaskett’s aides said they contacted the FBI and U.S. Capitol Police to report the incident.
“Our office is currently working with the Capitol Police and the FBI and I can confirm that an active investigation is underway to find out who committed this crime and anyone else who may have been involved,” Jerome Murray, Plaskett’s chief of staff, told Politico.