Hackers briefly posted a sex tape and nude photos of the Virgin Islands congressman and her husband online before they were removed.
Democratic Rep. Stacey Plaskett, 52, said it was a “shockingly disgusting” invasion of her privacy because the sex tape and nude images, including a topless photo, were stolen and leaked online.
The sex tape, which showed her husband Jonathan Buckney-Small naked and wearing make-up, was online on Wednesday night before it was reportedly taken down. Politician.
Shocking: A sex tape and nude photos of Rep. Stacey Plaskett (above), a delegate from the Virgin Islands in Congress, were briefly posted online by hackers before being removed.
The sex tape, which showed her husband Jonathan Buckney-Small (pictured together above) naked and wearing make-up, was online on Wednesday night before it was reportedly taken down.
In a statement released Thursday, Plaskett, who is an attorney, said her office is working with the FBI to investigate the incident, which she called a violation of state and federal law.
“Private photographs shared between my husband and I, as well as a private recreational video of our family, including one of our children, were obtained and disseminated illegally over the Internet,” Plaskett said in a statement.
“To say that my family and I are very upset would be a huge understatement.
‘As a mother I am outraged that one of my children has been exploited in this way.
“This incident shows that there are people who will go out of their way to degrade a woman who refuses to play their games and will try to smear my good name by any means necessary.”
The first-year congresswoman suspects she is the victim of someone playing a bad political prank, as the Virgin Islands will hold a primary election in two weeks when she is running for re-election.
Gordon Ackley, a Republican running for delegate, denounced the lawmaker’s behavior.
“It is deeply unfortunate when people charged with serving our community engage in a way that reflects poorly on the Virgin Islands,” Ackley said in a statement.
Plaskett (pictured above left with husband and right), 52, said it was an “astoundingly disgusting” invasion of her privacy. She said the FBI and her office are investigating the incident as she and her family “are very upset.”
“I have always tried to conduct myself in an honorable manner and provide a positive influence for the next generation of Virgin Islanders.”
Plaskett, who won her seat in 2014, said the release of the images online “marks a new low in Virgin Islands politics.”
Plaskett previously served in the Department of Justice and the Bronx District Attorney’s office.
He was born in Brooklyn, but his parents are from St. Croix in the Virgin Islands.
As a delegate for the general congressional district of the United States Virgin Islands, she does not have a vote, but can participate in debates.
There are currently six non-voting delegates serving two-year terms in Congress representing Washington, DC, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the US Virgin Islands.
Although they cannot formally vote in the House, a non-voting member can vote as a member of a House committee and introduce legislation.
Also, the position of non-voting member is only for the House and not for the Senate.