OPINION:
Methinks Democratic Virginia state legislative candidate Susanna Gibson doth protest too much (“Virginia candidate who livestreamed sex videos draws support from women, Democratic leader,” web, Sept. 12).
Apparently, she does not know the law on “revenge porn,” so she should stick to nursing, which is her day job.
Mrs. Gibson and her husband had sex in live videos they posted on a pornographic website. The duo asked viewers to send them money in exchange for requested sex acts, in which they would then engage on camera. The Gibsons are the ones who made these videos public; the videos were not filmed in secret by a third party and then put on the internet unbeknownst to the couple.
Mrs. Gibson is now denouncing the sharing of the videos as a violation of the law and her privacy. But she can’t cite the law being violated, because there isn’t one.
No local or federal prosecutor will charge anyone for pointing out to the news media what Mrs. Gibson herself made public. If she tries to sue, her suit will get thrown out for being frivolous. No attorney — other than maybe her co-star attorney husband — will touch her case.
Lastly, the Gibsons put themselves in the nude in the public arena, so I don’t understand why they’re choosing now to suddenly feel ashamed or exposed. They seemed quite proud of themselves when they posted those videos.
Cmdr. WAYNE L. JOHNSON
Judge Advocate General’s Corps, U.S. Navy (retired)
Alexandria, Virginia
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