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09/13/23 11:04:22 AM
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McSame_as_Bush
09/13/23 1:09:51 PM
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Sorry if there's already a topic. Did a few searches and didn't see anything.

I had to asterisk out the names of the sites, because saying the name of well-known porn sites on Gamefaqs might cause irreversible harm to people who see it, but they're in the article.

A Democrat running for a crucial seat in Virginias House of Delegates performed sex acts with her husband for a live online audience and encouraged viewers to pay them with ''tips'' for specific requests, according to online videos viewed by The Washington Post.

Susanna Gibson, a nurse practitioner and mother of two young children running in a highly competitive suburban Richmond district, streamed sex acts on **********, a platform that says it takes its name from ''the act of masturbating while chatting online.''

******** videos are streamed live on that site and are often archived on other publicly available sites. More than a dozen videos of the couple captured from the ******** stream were archived on one of those sites ********* in September 2022, after she entered the race. The most recent were two videos archived on Sept. 30, 2022. It is unclear when the live stream occurred.

While still listed on *********, those videos were no longer available for viewing as of Saturday, after a Republican operative alerted The Washington Post about them. But the videos remained live on another non-password-protected site, which The Post viewed. At least two other publicly available sites displayed explicit still photos from the videos, The Post confirmed.

Gibson, 40, can be seen in the videos soliciting ''tips'' for performing specific acts in apparent violation of **********s terms and conditions, which say: ''Requesting or demanding specific acts for tips may result in a ban from the Platform for all parties involved.''

In at least two videos, she tells viewers she is ''raising money for a good cause.''

In multiple videos, Gibson interrupts sex acts to type into a bedside computer. Speaking directly into the screen, she urges viewers to provide tips, which are paid through ''tokens'' purchased through the site. In at least two videos, she agrees to perform certain acts only in a ''private room,'' an arrangement that requires the viewer to pay more.

''I need, like, more tokens before I let him do that,'' she responds to a request that they perform a certain act. ''One token, no. More. Raising money for a good cause.''

Almost immediately, as tips apparently arrive, she says ''thank you'' five times and tells her husband she will agree to that act.

Gibson takes the lead in addressing viewers on videos viewed by The Post, but in one case her husband, an attorney, chimes in with, ''Cmon, guys,'' to echo her entreaties for tips.

In a written statement, Gibson called the exposure of the videos ''an illegal invasion of my privacy designed to humiliate me and my family.''

''It wont intimidate me and it wont silence me,'' she said. ''My political opponents and their Republican allies have proven theyre willing to commit a sex crime to attack me and my family because theres no line they wont cross to silence women when they speak up.''

Daniel P. Watkins, a lawyer for Gibson, said disseminating the videos constitutes a violation of the states revenge porn law, which makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor to ''maliciously'' distribute nude or sexual images of another person with ''intent to coerce, harass, or intimidate.''

''We are working closely with state and federal law enforcement,'' Watkins said.

The Post typically does not identify victims of alleged sex crimes to protect their privacy. In this case, Gibson originally live-streamed these sexual acts on a site that was not password-protected. The couple had more than 5,700 followers there. Many of the videos remained available to the public on other unrestricted sites as of Saturday. Watkins said Gibson was not aware of, and had not authorized, the posting of ********** material on other sites.

Asked why Gibson had a reasonable expectation of privacy on **********, Watkins pointed to a 2021 Virginia Court of Appeals ruling that found it was unlawful for a man to secretly record his girlfriend during a consensual sexual encounter even if he did not show the video to others.

In that case, Ronnie Lee Johnson v. Commonwealth of Virginia, the court found that consent to being seen is not the same as consent to being recorded, writing that there was a ''stark distinction between an image existing only in someones memory [and] a permanent file that may be shared or re-viewed indefinitely.''

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McSame_as_Bush
09/13/23 1:10:04 PM
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Gibson faces Republican David Owen, a retired home builder, on Nov. 7, when all 140 seats in Virginias House and Senate will be on the ballot.

''Me and my team found out about this story today like everyone else,'' Owen said in a written statement Monday afternoon, soon after The Post published an article about Gibson. ''Im sure this is a difficult time for Susanna and her family, and Im remaining focused on my campaign.''

The Republican operative who alerted The Post to the videos denied any connection to the Owen campaign or other groups active in Virginia elections this year. The operative provided the information on the condition of anonymity to avoid being drawn into the controversy.

Corey D. Silverstein, a prominent adult entertainment industry lawyer, said there is nothing illegal about streaming sex acts online as long as the participants and viewers are consenting adults even if they are paid to perform specific acts.

''There is absolutely no law that they are violating none,'' he said. ''In this case, you have two adults who are engaging in consensual sex, and theyve decided they want to broadcast that, and theyre doing so in exchange for tipping. Theres absolutely nothing illegal about it.''

''I think its fantastic you have someone running who has an open sex life. Its actually very refreshing,'' added Silverstein, who is based in Michigan but practices around the country and the world.

Gibson and Owen are both well financed and running with support from their parties senior leaders. They are vying for an open seat in the 57th House District highly competitive territory that covers parts of Henrico and Goochland counties.

Theirs is one of just a handful of contests in each chamber expected to determine control of the legislature and whether Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) can enact a conservative political agenda that includes banning abortion after 15 weeks, with some exceptions. The outcome on Election Day also could boost or dim Youngkins prospects as a potential last-minute candidate for the GOP presidential nomination.

Saddled with a divided Capitol for the first half of his four-year term, Youngkin has been unable to enact the abortion ban, corporate tax cuts or other priorities. Virginia is the only Southern state that has not tightened abortion restrictions since June 2022, when the Supreme Court ruled that states could make their own decisions about the procedure.

Both chambers are up for grabs as Republicans defend their narrow majority in the House (49-46) and Democrats try to retain theirs in the Senate (22-18).

The states newly drawn political maps triggered a wave of retirements and created a host of open seats, including the one Gibson and Owen are seeking in a toss-up district. After Youngkin won it by three points in 2021, the district tilted ever-so-narrowly blue 50 percent to 49 percent in last years congressional midterms, according to an analysis by the nonpartisan Virginia Public Access Project.

Gibson has outraised Owen $377,000 to $340,000, but Gibson spent nearly $300,000 of her haul battling a fellow Democrat in the June 20 primary. She defeated Bob Shippee by double digits for the nomination but had just $77,000 on hand in the fundraising period that concluded June 30. Owen, who faced no primary opponent, had about $166,000 in cash at the end of that period.

Gibsons two largest donors are the environmental group Clean Virginia Fund ($45,000) and the abortion rights outfit Emilys List ($20,000). Her campaign website lists priorities that include preserving abortion rights, banning assault weapons, lowering the cost of living and protecting the environment.

Gibson appeared alongside other Henrico-area legislative candidates Saturday afternoon at a rally headlined by Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.).

Gibson said alerting the media to the videos is dirty politics aimed at silencing ''women when they speak up.''

''They are trying to silence me because they want to silence you, and I wont let that happen,'' her statement said. ''My opponent and his allies know that the people of this district are on our side on the issues, so theyre stooping to the worst gutter politics. Theres too much at stake in this election and Ill never stop fighting for our community.''

Gibsons campaign website displays pictures of her smiling in a white lab coat and scrubs, a stethoscope over her shoulders. Other photos show her interacting with her husband and children over a meal and a board game.

The site says she has worked in the medical field for nearly 15 years in the greater Richmond area, including in geriatrics, home-based primary care, emergency medicine, internal medicine and obesity medicine. It also identifies Gibson as a graduate of the University of Virginia and Columbia University, a Virginia native and a resident of western Henrico for more than a decade.

https://archive.vn/yVPTN

I don't care, but I also don't have a lot of sympathy for her. This wasn't some leaked sex tape or even something behind a paywall. If this was projected to be a close election, I suspect she'll probably now lose.

https://www.susannagibson.com/

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Avirosb
09/13/23 1:15:37 PM
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I am wholly against tipping culture.
Sadly this is but another case of someone's past catching up to them.
The political world is full of dirt and no one is spared except conservatives somehow.

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voldothegr8
09/13/23 2:08:53 PM
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Why was my post modded?

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Cemith
09/13/23 2:09:33 PM
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voldothegr8 posted...
Why was my post modded?
What did you say?

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RuneterranSnap
09/13/23 2:09:55 PM
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Absolutely nothing wrong with this tbqh

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IdiotMachine
09/13/23 2:10:14 PM
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We have to tip politicians now? God damn tipping culture.

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McSame_as_Bush
09/13/23 2:10:51 PM
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Cemith posted...
What did you say?

He called her a whore.

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voldothegr8
09/13/23 2:11:06 PM
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Cemith posted...
What did you say?
Like I'm falling for that, I disputed asking for clarification but it shouldn't be a TOS breaking post.

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Questionmarktarius
09/13/23 2:11:38 PM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/80562500
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/80563592
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GranAures
09/13/23 2:12:00 PM
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I don't care and fuck anybody that wants to demean her for it.

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BunkerBoy
09/13/23 2:12:40 PM
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Republicans are going to pearl clutch on this one while their leading candidate was determined by a court to be a rapist

Embarrassing
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Dreepapult
09/13/23 2:13:04 PM
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Does she have any plans for a stimulus package?

I'll show myself out

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EmilyTheCEman
09/13/23 2:13:08 PM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/8/3/AAfevMAAE1lz.jpg

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/8/4/AAfevMAAE1l0.jpg

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RuneterranSnap
09/13/23 2:13:14 PM
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Also this is more donation than tips from what I understand

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McSame_as_Bush
09/13/23 2:13:34 PM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/80562500
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/80563592

Ah. I searched her name, "sex" "stream" and "Virginia"

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Questionmarktarius
09/13/23 2:17:25 PM
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Dreepapult posted...
Does she have any plans for a stimulus package?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDqsgbtpDLk
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GranAures
09/13/23 2:18:42 PM
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BunkerBoy posted...
Republicans are going to pearl clutch on this one while their leading candidate was determined by a court to be a rapist

Embarrassing
Further, she did this with her husband and wasn't cheating on her SO.

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voldothegr8
09/13/23 2:27:32 PM
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McSame_as_Bush posted...
He called her a whore.
Not the full trem I used and didn't realize it was a violation to use such a term for public figures. I guess "cam girl" would be a better term, but that's really splitting hairs.

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RuneterranSnap
09/13/23 2:32:38 PM
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voldothegr8 posted...
Not the full trem I used and didn't realize it was a violation to use such a term for public figures. I guess "cam girl" would be a better term, but that's really splitting hairs.
So you called someone doing nothing wrong an offensive derogatory term? Consider yourself lucky you didn't get the ban you deserve.

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Board_hunter567
09/13/23 2:34:55 PM
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When you're so used to sex scandals revolving around extramarital affairs that one involving a married couple is more scandalous.

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Dancedreamer
09/13/23 2:35:24 PM
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So she's done more honest work than most politicians?

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Xenogears15
09/13/23 2:37:37 PM
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I don't care, but she was stupid to do it and then go into politics. If the seat is crucial, why didn't someone in the state party not conduct just a modicum of research to determine that she used to be a sex worker?

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RuneterranSnap
09/13/23 2:38:19 PM
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Xenogears15 posted...
I don't care, but she was stupid to do it and then go into politics. If the seat is crucial, why didn't someone in the state party not conduct just a modicum of research to determine that she used to be a sex worker?
Because anyone with half a brain knows it doesn't matter and she didn't do anything wrong.

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voldothegr8
09/13/23 2:40:52 PM
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RuneterranSnap posted...
Because anyone with half a brain knows it doesn't matter and she didn't do anything wrong.
Right or wrong she'll never win a election with that baggage.

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Dreepapult
09/13/23 2:41:00 PM
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Damn Oct back with a vengeance on the alt

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GranAures
09/13/23 2:41:44 PM
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Why would formerly being a sex worker matter?

Beyond folks clutching so hard they make diamonds.

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Dreepapult
09/13/23 2:41:45 PM
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Dancedreamer posted...
So she's done more honest work than most politicians?


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Dreepapult
09/13/23 2:42:52 PM
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GranAures posted...
Why would formerly being a sex worker matter?

Beyond folks clutching so hard they make diamonds.
One must think about public perception before doing something like making porn.

It will have consequences. Just how it is.

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RuneterranSnap
09/13/23 2:44:57 PM
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Dreepapult posted...
Damn Oct back with a vengeance on the alt
I mean, I'm not wrong

Also technically not an alt, it's my only acct :P

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GuerrillaSoldier
09/13/23 2:51:44 PM
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former? i don't really care

but for some reason it's strange to do it while you're still running for some kind of political office. at least switch jobs and don't moonlight with porn, it's just a bad look for a politician. she should know that.

but if she did it in the past, don't care at all.


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