A Maryland mayor has been charged with 50 counts of distributing revenge porn on Reddit

• State prosecutors allege Mayor Andrew Bradshaw created Reddit accounts to distribute sexual images of a woman he was previously involved with.
• The images were posted on subreddits like r/needysluts and r/DegradeThisPig.

A Maryland mayor has been slapped with 50 charges of distributing revenge porn on Reddit.

Cambridge Mayor Andrew Bradshaw was charged with 50 counts of violating Maryland's revenge porn statute, per a statement from State Prosecutor Charlton T. Howard III's office.

Bradshaw is accused of creating several Reddit accounts to post explicit images of a woman with whom he had previously been romantically involved, according to a court document from the Maryland Circuit Court for Dorchester County. He is accused of posting images to Reddit forums like r/needysluts and r/DegradeThisPig, with suggestive captions linked to humiliation and sexual degradation.

Bradshaw posed as the woman and made the posts in her persona, creating a username with "permutations" of her name and birthday, according to court documents. He is further accused of posting images to "raceplay" subreddits, where he used racial slurs in "several of the posting titles," the documents show.

The Reddit posts were traced to the IP address of a property Bradshaw owns, per the court documents.

Per the statement from the prosecutor's office, Bradshaw is accused of violating the revenge porn statute in Maryland, which prohibits the distribution of intimate images of an individual without their consent. If convicted, Bradshaw faces a maximum two-year jail term and a $5,000 fine per count of violating the statute.

"Using someone's private images without their consent is a serious breach of trust and invasion of privacy, and the power and breadth of the internet makes such a violation even more egregious," said State Prosecutor Howard in the statement on November 15. "Our office is committed to protecting victims from those who abuse their positions of power and trust."

In a statement on its website, the Cambridge city government said it is "aware of the matter involving the Mayor."

"The City is currently gathering information and will cooperate fully with the Maryland State Police and the Office of the State Prosecutor," read the city government's statement. The city manager will continue to oversee administrative duties, per the statement.

Bradshaw did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment. Reddit did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.