Florida Prosecutor Jeff Ashton Confirms Visiting 'Ashley Madison' Cheating Website.
Florida State Prosecutor Jeff Ashton braved to face the press at Wyndham Orlando Resort to admit his membership to the Ashley Madison cheating website on Sunday. The known prosecutor for Casey Anthony case sent his apologies to the public while controlling his emotions.
Ashton said, he never cheated her wife and his action was merely just because of his curiosity to the website. In East Orlando Post report, a credit card transaction was found and linked to the prosecutor from July 2013 to February 2015. Ashley Madison is an online page created for married people who are looking for an affair.
"I never let it get that far," Ashton told the reporters apologizing to his wife and his kids. He has four adult children from his previous marriage and three kids with his current family. "I want to publicly apologize to each of them for this embarrassment and this blatant disregard for their feelings." He also added that he never met someone from the website and was just "so curious how this could exist."
Moreover, Ashton revealed that he even accessed the page using his personal computer in his office and connects through a public WIFI hotspot. However, he pointed out that no laws were broken and described that it was just his stupid choices. In the Daily News report, he said that he has no plans of leaving his post.
With the release of the hacked information, Ashton exposed his sexual preference and admitted that he wrote in his account profile, "I am looking for someone who has fantasies we can act out." But he was sure when he told the press that he never pursued his fascination.
Meanwhile, the Ashley Madison website was hacked months ago and the hackers uploaded a 9.7 gigabyte information of their subscribers including their names, credit card information and addresses. Josh Duggar, a former reality star, was one whose identity was dragged to the scandal about his being unfaithful to his wife and even admitted that he has porn addiction. He, too, apologized to the public for his involvement in the cheating website.
Avid Life Media, Ashley Madison's parent company said in a statement revealed to ABC News on Friday "[they would] continue to devote significant resources to our security protocols and systems and we continue to support our customers around the world." The company also warned the responsible persons who hacked their website in their presentment, "The individual or individuals who are responsible for this straightforward case of theft should be held accountable to the fullest extent of international law."