Hackers Post 'Private' Photos, Video Of Democratic Delegate Online

Stacey Plaskett, the Virgin Islands’ Democratic delegate to Congress, says hackers posted a “private” video and racy photos of her and her husband online.

“Private photographs shared between my husband and me, as well as a private playful video of our family, including one of our children, were illegally obtained and disseminated via the internet,” Plaskett said in a statement released on Thursday .

“To say my family and I are greatly upset would be a tremendous understatement. As a mother I am outraged that one of my children was exploited in such a way,” the first-term delegate said.

The video of Plaskett and her husband, Jonathan Buckney-Small, was posted online Wednesday night but later removed .

The delegate’s office said it is working with U.S. Capitol Police and the FBI to investigate the incident.

According to The Washington Times , one of the photos posted was of a topless woman that resembled Plaskett. 

The mother of five children , who won her seat in 2014 , is currently running for re-election against St. Thomas businessman Gordon Ackley and lawyer Ronald Russell.

Plaskett concluded her statement: “This incident shows that there are some people who will go to any length to degrade a woman who refuses to play their games. …I have a message for the criminals who perpetrated these heinous acts: I will not go away.”