Lori Douglas, an associate chief justice on the Queen's Bench of Manitoba Family Division, is fighting for her job after nude pictures of her surfaced on the Internet, reportedly posted there by her now-deceased husband to lure a man into having sex with her.
According to CBC News, Douglas's attorney Shelia Block argued Monday that an inquiry into her clients culpability is victimizing her twice, describing what happened to her as similar to what happened to Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence in March when her nude photos were hacked and displayed online without her knowledge.
"Intimate consensual conduct is not wrong and capturing it on film is not wrong," Block told the panel, claiming that Douglas did not know the photos had been posted online. "The wrongdoing is all about distribution."
The hearing heard that Douglas's husband, Jack King, allegedly posted intimate photos of his wife online and showed them to a client to encourage him to have sex with her, reported CBC News. King died in April.
The hearing also heard Monday that the story linking Douglas, King and the client, Alex Chapman, was long rumored in Winnipeg's legal circles. Suzanne Cote, an attorney for the Canadian Judicial Council, urged that the inquiry move forward, noted CBC News.
The Winnipeg Sun reported Tuesday that Chapman went public about King's efforts in 2010, saying that King tried lure him into the affair with Douglas seven years earlier and showed him the nude pictures on the Internet.
Chapman, according to the Sun, told King's law firm of his actions in June 2003 and negotiated a $25,000 agreement to keep quiet but had to repay the money when a judge ruled that he violated the agreement.
Cote charged that Douglas had an obligation to say something about the photos when she first applied to become a judge, the Sun noted, adding that the inquiry panel needed to see the photos in question.
Block pushed back, charging that viewing the photos now would only further violate the judge's privacy. Cote said the pictures have already been in the public domain and are essentially part of the investigation, noted the Sun.
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