Rep. Katie Hill to fight revenge porn upon leaving Congress

Over the weekend, Rep. Katie Hill, a first-term Democrat from California, announced that she will leave Congress by the end of the week after nude images of herself were published online without her consent. Hill has admitted to having a consensual relationship with a campaign staffer. In a letter announcing her resignation on Sunday, she said she will focus on fighting “revenge porn” after she leaves Congress.

“Those of you who know me personally know that I’m a fighter,” Hill wrote. “Now, my fight is going to be to defeat this type of exploitation that so many women are victims to and which will keep countless women and girls from running for office or entering public light.”

Earlier last week, Politico reported that the House Ethics...

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