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US Senate staffer sues sex blogger (DeWine)
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Posted on 05/18/2005 4:03:27 PM PDT by Dan from Michigan

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Claiming invasion of privacy and humiliation, a staff attorney for a US senator has filed suit against a woman who published details of their sexual relationship on her blog, or web log.

Robert Steinbuch, a counsel for Republican Senator Michael DeWine, filed the civil suit on Monday against Jessica Cutler, whose brief employment on DeWine's staff was terminated by revelations about her graphic journal of her sexual escapades.

Writing under the nom de plume "Washingtonienne," Cutler last year briefly kept an X-rated on-line diary of her simultaneous relationships with up to six men around town, including an unidentified Bush administration appointee.

Steinbuch was not identified in the diary but he claimed in the suit filed in US District Court here that Cutler's use of his initials, "R.S.," first name and other details made him "clearly identifiable."

"Cutler's outrageous actions, setting before anyone in the world with access to the Internet intimate and private facts regarding (Steinbuch), constituted a gross invasion of his privacy," the suit said.

"The widespread public dissemination of private facts have caused (Steinbuch) to suffer severe emotional distress, humiliation, embarrassment and anguish," the suit added, requesting unspecified damages.

Since gaining notoriety as "Washingtonienne," Cutler signed a book deal for a reported 300,000 dollar advance and posed nude for Playboy magazine.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: blackmail; bookdeal; cary; dewine; extortion; jessicacutler; lawsuit; senate; staff; washingtonienne; weblogs

1 posted on 05/18/2005 4:03:28 PM PDT by Dan from Michigan
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To: Dan from Michigan

Her archived blog here:

http://washingtoniennearchive.blogspot.com/


2 posted on 05/18/2005 4:07:10 PM PDT by LibFreeOrDie (L'chaim!)
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To: Dan from Michigan

First he did the screwing, now he is getting a screwing. At least he learned it without having to be married first.


3 posted on 05/18/2005 4:10:56 PM PDT by ikka
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To: Dan from Michigan
"The widespread public dissemination of private facts have caused (Steinbuch) to suffer severe emotional distress, humiliation, embarrassment and anguish," the suit added, requesting unspecified damages.

Steinbuch has a wife called Diana, 36 with 2 children. Yet somehow the bimbo is to blame for his troubles? BTW: she's a hottie all right...


4 posted on 05/18/2005 4:11:02 PM PDT by konaice
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To: ikka
At least he learned it without having to be married first.

Wrong. see above.

5 posted on 05/18/2005 4:11:48 PM PDT by konaice
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To: konaice

Shouldn't she be in some legal trouble since she's bragging about taking money for sex?


6 posted on 05/18/2005 4:13:40 PM PDT by Minus_The_Bear
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To: Dan from Michigan

So NOW they want privacy. LOL


7 posted on 05/18/2005 4:14:10 PM PDT by mlc9852
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To: JBlain
Shouldn't she be in some legal trouble since she's bragging about taking money for sex?

Perhaps in America, but not in Washington.

8 posted on 05/18/2005 4:19:34 PM PDT by konaice
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To: Dan from Michigan
Notice he didn't say she lied.

Also note, no one ever sues because the ex said bad things about him.

His suit is gonna get tossed into the same trash heap as this ho came from.

9 posted on 05/18/2005 4:51:41 PM PDT by Sonny M ("oderint dum metuant")
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To: konaice
Steinbuch has a wife called Diana, 36 with 2 children. Yet somehow the bimbo is to blame for his troubles?

If this is the case he is in REAL trouble...

10 posted on 05/18/2005 5:16:49 PM PDT by ikka
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To: ikka
LOL this jerk gets what all adulterers deserve ... and then he goes crying to a judge to make it right, in alot of societies the judge would throw his butt in jail or have him executed along with the ho bucket.
11 posted on 05/18/2005 5:47:30 PM PDT by Nyboe
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To: Dan from Michigan

AWWWW... (I'm not a fan of lawyers.)


12 posted on 05/18/2005 5:52:43 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (Rick Nash will score 50 goals this season ( if there is a season)
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To: Dan from Michigan

Oh no, we're not going to have to hear about the worthless sleazy bloggettes again, are we?


13 posted on 05/18/2005 7:40:49 PM PDT by Jalapeno
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To: Dan from Michigan

Whoa.... This one's back? I remember the story about this pig and her blog from a year or two ago. The wheels of litigation turn slowly indeed.


14 posted on 05/18/2005 7:48:27 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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