A candidate in a high-stakes Virginia legislative race had sex with her husband in live videos posted on a pornographic website, while asking users to pay them money in exchange for performing specific acts.
Gibson is a Democrat running for a Virginia House of Delegates seat in a district outside Richmond, and her campaign issued a statement Monday that stated that sharing the videos was a violation of the law and her privacy.
The revelation could have a huge say in the balance of power in the Virginia General Assembly, as the battle has attracted large amounts of spending and interest. Democrats control the Senate by a four-vote margin. Republicans control the House of Delegates by the same margin, with four seats currently vacant.
Gibson said exposing the videos is "an illegal invasion of my privacy designed to humiliate me and my family. Watkins , told the AP.
Gibson , 40, a nurse and married mother of two young children, won a Democratic primary in June and is running against Republican businessman David Owen in one of the state's most competitive districts.
