A Maryland mayor could spend the rest of his life in prison after prosecutors say he posted nude photos of his ex without her consent in Reddit forums devoted to humiliation and racial degradation.
Cambridge mayor Andrew Bradshaw, 32, was charged with 50 counts of distributing revenge porn on Monday, according to the state prosecutor's office.
Between April 3 and May 20, he posted nude pictures of his ex-girlfriend on Reddit forums with incendiary captions like, 'The kind of body black men love,' and, 'I post my t****** on reddit to get attention and to get off.'
Bradshaw the youngest mayor of Cambridge - about 2 hours east of Washington, DC - when he was elected back in January.
He was released without posting bail on Monday and faces a maximum of 100 year in prison and a $250,000 if convicted on all counts.
Mayor Andrew Bradshaw, 32, of Cambridge, Maryland was charged with 50 counts of distributing revenge porn on Monday
The posts were made on Reddit in forums dedicated to sex, race, degradation and humiliation, prosecutors say
Prosecutors say Bradshaw's conduct violates Maryland's Revenge Porn Statute, which prohibits 'the nonconsensual distribution of a private visual representation of another which exposes their intimate body parts or displays them engaged in sexual activity, with the intent to harm, harass, intimidate, threaten or coerce the person depicted.'
The victim, named only as VICTIM-1, told authorities about the posts on May 14, saying they were posted without her consent and that Bradshaw was the only person she sent the photos to.
Bradshaw currently lives with a partner, according to his city biography.
The posts were made on various subreddits, or dedicated forums, related to sex, humiliation, degradation and race, prosecutors say. They came from accounts that contained the victim's name and birthday in the username, making it possible that someone could have identified her.
Prosecutors say the posts traced back to an IP address that services
