Volume XXI
Issue
2
Date
2019

The Betrayal of Rep. Katie Hill: Why We Need a Federal Revenge Porn Law

by Courtney Hinkle

When former Representative Katie Hill (D-CA) delivered her final remarks on the House floor as a member of Congress, it was the first time she had left her apartment in the days since nude photos were published online by the right-wing blog, RedState. The images, allegedly leaked by Hill’s estranged husband, Kenny Heslep, were included alongside reports of a consensual relationship with a female campaign staffer. For days, she barely left her bed. Later, Hill’s gut-wrenching speech gave searing insights into the depths of the harm suffered by victims of “revenge porn,” or what experts have termed “non consensual pornography.”

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