The attorney for a Republican congressman accused of domestic violence admitted he posted “sensitive content” of the congressman’s 2-year-old daughter.
Rep. Max Miller (Ohio) has been accused by his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, of throwing hot water from a skillet at her, holding a gun to her head, and possibly fracturing their daughter’s collarbone, according to police records obtained by Mother Jones. Moreno is the daughter of Ohio Sen. Bernie Moreno (R).
In a 20-minute video he posted over the weekend, Miller said he had “nothing to hide” and said he wouldn’t end his reelection campaign. Along with the video, Miller released a package of documents meant to dispute his ex-wife’s accusations.
In a Monday filing, lawyers for Moreno said the documents included an image of their 2-year-old daughter.
“The first time Miller shared the folder, it contained private images of Miller and Ms. Moreno’s daughter and left her name unredacted,” the filing said. “At least one of those images could be considered Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) because the daughter’s genitals appear to be visible.”
The filing added that the post was viewed over 204,000 times before it was eventually taken down.
Aaron Minc, Miller’s attorney, released a statement Tuesday taking blame for the image’s release, calling it a “mistake.”
“In the course of assembling and publishing a large volume of documents, I was responsible for ensuring that any sensitive information was redacted and removed from the files,” Minc’s statement said.
“Unfortunately, I missed the last three pages of a 40+ page document with sensitive content,” the statement added. “It was completely unintentional and a mistake. The moment I discovered the issue on Monday morning, I correct the file immediately.”
While Minc apologized, he still blamed Moreno for the bringing media attention to his mistake.
“I find it egregious and shameful that Ms. Moreno and here (sic) counsels have decided to make a media spectacle regarding this unfortunate mistake and attract media attention to this incident as a means to try to gain leverage in court and distract from the underlying evidence that exonerates Mr. Miller from the false accusations he is accused of, and he was attempting to fight on his behalf,” the statement said.
