Former Stacey Plaskett Staffers Pleaded Guilty to Distributing Explicit Images

Two former staffers for Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett (D-USVI) pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges stemming from their circulation of sexually explicit photos and videos of the delegate and her husband. Juan McCullum, 36, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to disclose sexual images and attempted first-degree unlawful publication of a sexual image and Dorene Browne-Louis, 45, pleaded guilty to one federal cyber charge and a DC charge of conspiracy to disclose sexual images. The court is now considering a plea by McCullum to suspend all but 366 days if he completes two years of supervised probation and 100 hours of community service. McCullum came into possession of the private images of Plaskett after offering to take the delegate's malfunctioning, password-protected iPhone -- which contained private, nude images -- to an Apple store in March 2016 to get it repaired. In July 2016, after leaving Plaskett's office, he created a Hotmail account and Facebook social media account, using a false name, to distribute and post the images and videos and encouraged others to redistribute the content in the delegate's district. Browne-Louis provided him with email addresses and other contact information to distribute the images. All federal charges in the case carry a maximum one-year prison sentence, while the DC offenses each carry up to 180 days in jail. More here.