Hunter Biden is suing Fox News for airing and promoting a mock trial series that includes photographs and video of him nude and engaging in sex acts, which he says violates state civil and criminal revenge porn laws because they were shared without his permission.

In the suit, filed Sunday in New York, Biden claims that The Trial of Hunter Biden, which first aired in October 2022 on Fox News subscription streaming site Fox Nation, was produced as part of the networks targeted efforts to harass, annoy, alarm, and humiliate him, and tarnish his reputation.

Fox News removed the six-part series from its platform in April after Biden threatened to sue, but he said the damage had been done.

The unauthorized publication and dissemination of the Intimate Images has caused Mr. Biden severe emotional distress, humiliation, and mental anguish, as well as irreparable injury to his personal and professional reputation, the lawsuit states.

It also notes that Fox had not removed promotional material about the show, including on its Facebook page.

The mock trial merely exploits Mr. Bidens name, image, and likeness for Foxs commercial benefit, the lawsuit states.

Biden was found guilty in June of illegally owning a gun and lying to authorities about his drug use when he purchased the firearm in 2018. He pleaded not guilty, and his attorneys argued that the prosecution was politically motivated. He faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison.