Former Rep. Katie Hill filed court papers Tuesday against her ex-husband, the Daily Mail and RedState.com stemming from the unauthorized publication of nude images of her.
The Daily Mail in 2019 published nude photos of Hill taken by her former spouse, Kenneth Heslep, according to the former congresswoman’s still unofficial Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit, which alleges state Civil Code violations and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
She’s seeking unspecified compensatory and punitive damages and an injunction preventing further distribution of the photos. Representatives for the defendants could not immediately be reached for comment, but Heslep has previously denied allegations of abusing Hill.
“This case is about a man …. stopping at nothing to destroy the life of his ex-wife… when she dared end their relationship after more than 15 years of physical, sexual, verbal, emotional and psychological abuse,” Hill’s court papers allege. Hill alleges in her court papers that she lived in fear that if she ever tried to leave, Heslep would kill them both and their animals.
In October 2019, months after Hill had left her relationship with Heslep for good, RedState.com published “the first in a barrage of articles that included pictures and intimate text messages,” according to Hill’s court papers. “Then the sexually graphic photos were released.”
Hill “suffered extreme emotional distress, attempted suicide and was forced to quite her job, which in this case was the representative of California’s 25th Congressional District, one of the most difficult-to-get jobs in the universe,” her court papers state.
On Dec. 8, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge ordered Heslep to stay at least 100 yards away from his 33-year-old ex-wife, as well as her mother and sister. The ex-couple officially divorced in October. Hill, a bisexual Democrat, resigned her seat in 2019 after the nude photos of her were published and news emerged that she had a three-way relationship with her husband and a campaign staffer. She was also accused of having an affair with a member of her congressional staff.
Hill publicly blamed her husband then for the release of the photos. Speaking in Congress in 2019, she decried a “misogynistic culture that gleefully consumed my naked pictures, capitalized on my sexuality and enabled my abusive ex to continue that abuse, this time with the entire country watching.”
The 25th Congressional District includes portions of the Antelope Valley. The seat had long been held by Republicans until Hill’s 2018 victory over then-Rep. Steve Knight, R-Palmdale. After Hill’s resignation, Republican Rep. Mike Garcia defeated Democratic Assemblywoman Christy Smith in a special election to fill the final 7 1/2 months of the term. Garcia then beat Smith again by a razor-thin margin in November’s election for a full two-year term.
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Violet says
How do nitwits like Katie Hill get elected? Here in America, this isn’t supposed to happen.
Stinger says
How do nitwits like Donald Trump get elected? Here in America, this isn’t supposed to happen.
Suad says
Dumb as the day is long, it’s the same dimtwits voting for Katie Hill who believe Gavin Newsom to be the second coming of Jesus Christ.
bob says
Nancy fired KH now lets fire Nancy
Regular Dude says
I didn’t vote for KH, I don’t regret that decision. One thing I think some of you need to recognize is not everything is about politics. Me & KH’s political views are worlds apart, but I wish everyone, even those I strongly dislike well. I hope the best comes out of this for everyone. I just hate all the disgusting people judging someone based off their politics in an article that pertains to personal status. Judging for politics occurs at the ballot box, and articles related to political decisions. The reason this country is so divided right now is because 90% of all registered voters refuse to accept someone just because they have a different political opinion. Something like what happened to KH isn’t a political issue anymore, rather a personal and mental issue. Like I said, I didn’t care for her politics, so I didn’t vote for her, but not everything is about politics, and I wish her well.
Dave says
What is most disburbing about politics more than ever is the LYING.
This downward spiral where facts don’t matter makes any political discussion impossible.
This has come to an ugly head with Donald Trump and it’s good he’s going, going, going.
But 74 miilion Trump voters who are aware of his lying and still voted for him anway reveal a real sickness in this country even is Trump is gone.
Those 74 million will be an audience for another Trump-like candidate that will be even worse. They won’t settle for a “light” version of him.
He said during his campaign that he could shoot someone on New York’s 5th Avenue and not lose any support. And he’s gone on to prove it.
It started with his inauguration crowd size that he lied about despite photographic evidence.
His press secretary, Sean Spicer, bowing to his whims lied about it too.
Fast forward to this year when he said the election was going to be rigged if he lost months before November 3.
Then when he did lose “bigly”, he’s spent almost 2 months lying about his loss and has gotten 126 House members and others to sign on to the lie.
He’s made the COVID pandemic more lethat by lying about it being a hoax and enrolled millions in that lie to this day.
How do we put that rancid, toxic ointment back in the tube?
Just try to discuss any of Trump’s lies with a Trumper. He makes flat earthers and Neil Armstrong landing on the moon seem benign by comparison.
Don’t even start with “all politicians lie”. Many do but Trump has taken it to dangerous levels never before imagined.
Even if he is indicited in New York state, convicted and imprisoned, there will be many in the Antelope Valley and elsewhere who will be a big problem for this country.
If only we could hold them accountable as well.
Even when there has been no evidence of fraud and 50+ courts including the Supreme Court have concluded there’s no evidence of fraud, he and untold millions of Trump voters have run with that lie.
So, STAY OFF 5TH AVENUE.
Beecee says
“If only we can hold them accountable as well”
Come and get it lop
Stinger says
Y’know…
I didn’t give a damn about Trump and his porn star stuff and I don’t give a damn about Katie Hill’s personal peccadillos, either.
Both are irrelevant in comparison to other matters.
Alby says
She should get over it. She’s cute she’s young. Most people havent seen the pictures including myself but I would imagine they’re “nice”. If her ex is sturring the pot, then leave that prick be. He’s just setting himself up for disasterous exploitation and then hes gonna wish he never existed. Nevertheless, she should stay the hell out of politics because god knows what she’ll drag the country through for another 15 years if she could go through 15 years of his crap. This country could end up entirely red from being politically choked just for pleasure. Most woman as pretty and attractive as herself bail out of an abusive relationship in under five years. Any other job or career I’m sure she’ll be quite successful especially without her prick of an ex around.
Alby says
And speaking of “choked for pleasure”, who’s to say that the medical industry isn’t behind this whole covid [removed] because they didn’t win the votes of being more financed. Now they’re pissed and decided to mate viruses to birth one ugly mother of a wicked flu. Now they’re in charge of population and economical control. Now the death industry’s business is booming into early retirement. Now the nonessential premadonnas wished they had never quit their dayjob. Now the b.l.m.g.b.t.q. is gonna mate with n.a.m.b.l.a. and spread cooties all over you. Now WWIII is gonna be biological. Now…
Loam says
The pictures were not nice. The drug paraphernalia and hate-group tattoo did not help any. The swinger site that they were posted to did not help any either.
Alby says
But it aint like all that is responsible for an economical downturn with a side of pandemic and fries.
Alby says
Strike that. Reverse it. Pandemic with a side of economical downturn….
Stinger says
…can I switch the fries to onion rings on that?
OKFine says
She’s not very smart.
Ever heard of “discovery”? Defense lawyers will have a field day digging dirt in depositions with Ms. Hill.
All her affairs with staffers will come out, all her drug abuse will come out, all her personal life failures will come out.
She resigned her seat in Congress as a way of cutting her losses before all the information came out, she’s now declarered open season on her entire life.
Dennis says
The good news to come out of this is it paved a road for Mike Garcia. Now we have a good person representing our district.
Dave says
You got to be kidding Dennis.
Veteran Garcia sits on his thumbs silently, too chicken to say anything about Trump’s actions and statements.
In the House minority, Trumper Garcia will have accomplished NOTHING, NADA in the next 2 years other than voting how Kevin McCarthy tells him to vote.
Trump calls veterans “suckers and losers”. Garcia takes because he is one.
Dave/Stinger/William is sick and obsessed. says
Stinger/Dave/William/Chinese bot:
How sick and obsessed are you? You “patrol” this site like a troll or bot and you can’t let one positive comment about Garcia, Trump or ANY other Republican go by without ranting about irrelevant nonsense and how much you hate your “fellow” Americans.
Don’t you have a life or anything better to do? Do the Chinese pay you? Maybe you should go to Beijing. You’ll be happier and so will we.
Anyone but you. says
You’re here. And you complain about others being here.
That’s rich. How do you know anyone is doing all that you say if you aren’t here just as often?
Golly. You are PA THE TIC. Really much so.
Stinger says
Sorry, botboy, but Dave’s not here.
…and neither are you.
David G says
This is pure nonsense…Katie got caught with her pants down…you can’t unsee it. Holding a massive bong…nude thrustles….she did it to herself by being indiscreet. This will fail and only serves to show what a dope Katie is….oh and don’t feel sorry for her…she has made millions sponging off the Sec 8 system….this POS has never worked a day in her life.
William says
Nobody cares about her. She is nothing but an immoral democrat. Is anyone surprised anymore about what these scum bags do? Vote for a democratic scum bag and you will get swamp monsters. Didn’t Katy have a thing with nasty Nancy also? Wasn’t there pictures of her and fienstein ? Wasn’t Katy a neo nazi with that German iron cross tattoo? Hail satan um Katy
William II says
Your ignorance is almost hilarious. The Iron Cross is not the Nazi Cross. It is the same like the Air Force Hap Arnold Wings symbol, and still used today. I don’t expect many here to understand that though. But here is the funny thing: you feel threatened and ashamed of a Bisexual woman trying to survive total abuse, but your Boys using our Constitution to wipe their asses are just fine. You sound like an Anti-American despot lover. You would be happier in Venezuela or Cuba… really, just go! Ha ha ha ha!!
Dan says
I care for Katie Hill and I wish her the best of luck with this lawsuit with her ex. I voted for KH and I was expecting some great changes. Unfortunately, all this nasty stuff came out and no one can say much because I’m sure they have secrets they don’t want revealed. Good luck to you Katie Hill and I with you 100%.
Boondini V says
You sound like the typical empty headed simple minded liberal who never takes personal responsibility for actions taken. What this snowflake refuses to get is Katie did it to Katie….oppps she got caught with photos she approved of…they were not secret photos. What is shocking is folks like you exist with no moral compass…..go back in mommies attic….
Jon B. says
Seems about right. I had honestly never heard of her until I saw it mentioned in an article I was reading from The Hill. Look, if the ex is guilty then it’s obviously wrong. That being said, has no one learned anything about not taking pictures you wouldn’t want others to see?
Tom says
No one cares about Katie Hill. She needs to just go away.
Dave says
Hey, Tom
Just like the P-grabber on January 20, 2021. He’s history except for the fools who voted for him. They still have his poster on their bedroom ceilings and/or a tattoo on their backs like Roger Stone had one of Nixon.
Trump pardoned Stone and he’s pardoning Duncan Hunter and other Republican criminals.
So that means that Mike Garcia has a few weeks to rob a bank and get pardoned by Individual 1. If not him, another Rube will do it.