Topline
Rep. Max Miller’s, R-Ohio, ex-wife, Emily Moreno, sued the lawmaker in federal court Wednesday, alleging he published a nude image of their 2-year-old daughter, in a filing which comes as the congressman faces criticism and calls to end his reelection bid over domestic abuse allegations.
Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, has dismissed the domestic abuse allegations leveled by his wife and signaled he will press ahead with his reelection campaign despite calls to drop out.
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Key Facts
The civil rights suit was filed before the Northern District of Ohio federal court by Moreno on behalf of her 2-year-old.
The filing alleges that Miller and his lawyer Aaron Minc “recklessly published” a nude image of the toddler “depicting her genitalia.”
The suit alleges that the photo was published by Miller in a bid to “salvage his political job,” amid Moreno’s domestic abuse allegations against him.
The alleged image was saved to a Dropbox folder that Miller shared on X after he hosted a livestream on the platform defending himself against the abuse allegations.
The filing notes that the two X posts with the Dropbox link made by Miller racked up more than 400,000 views and remained online for 23 hours.
The suit alleges that despite repeated requests, Miller and Minc have refused to share details on how many times they “disclosed and transferred the intimate image” to viewers and the identities of who may have accessed the photos.
Crucial Quote
“Miller’s recklessness is underscored by the fact that any parent knows—in this era and world filled with pedophiles, creeps, and AI-generated image alteration and video generation—not to put nude pictures of their child, or any child, on the public internet,” the suit added.
What To Watch For
The suit argues that Miller and Minc violated both Ohio state and federal laws by sharing the sensitive image and seeks $150,000 in damages for Moreno’s daughter.
What Has Miller’s Lawyer Said About The Alleged Nude Image?
In a statement shared with Politico last week, Minc said he was “solely responsible” for the release of the image and said it was “completely unintentional and a mistake.” The congressman’s lawyer added that he was the only person responsible for “assembling, creating, reviewing, adding, deleting, redacting, or making any changes to the information and files that were in this folder.”