Special Forces Major Accused of "Revenge Porn" against Ex-Wife. And It's Bad. • The Havok Journal

Special Forces Major Accused of “Revenge Porn” against Ex-Wife. And It’s Bad.
by Scott Faith

An Army Special Forces officer stationed with the Third Special Forces Group at Fort Bragg, North Carolina is in hot water after being accused of an act of “revenge porn” that targeted his ex-wife. He allegedly posted “intimate pictures” of his former wife on Craigslist, which was bad enough, but apparently he didn’t stop there. The Craigslist add, written as if it came from his ex-wife, implies that she has sexually-transmitted diseases and offers sexual favors for those who contact her.

Wow.

The plot thickens: the “other woman” in this case is also an Army officer stationed at Fort Bragg, and is also named in the lawsuit. This is significant because adultery is a crime under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and both officers involved could be subjected to an investigation and possible punitive action.

The potential consequences on the civil side are even more severe: North Carolina’s so-called Revenge Porn Law makes what happened a potential felony. And fines of $1000 PER DAY that the material remains online means that the financial tab can really add up.

So how did it get to this point? Well, the ex-wife in this case said she began to be suspicious of her husband during a temporary duty (TDY) trip he took to Fort Belvoir, Virginia. While he was on TDY, his wife was able to track one of his mobile devices, which showed him in a location inside the hotel other than his hotel room. She also noticed that he was spending considerably more on money and entertainment than he normally would on a TDY of that nature, and that he started to become “distant” after returning from Belvoir.

Well, it doesn’t take Sherlock Holmes to connect the dots from there.

No one knows what the investigation will reveal, it’s possible that the entire situation is some kind of fabrication. But right now, it looks really bad for the officer (sorry, officers) allegedly involved.