Jill Kelley is Suing the Government Over 'Violations of Privacy' in Petraeus Scandal
Jill Kelley, the Tampa "socialite" who inadvertently led the FBI to evidence of Paula Broadwell and David Petreaus's affair, is suing the FBI, the Department of Defense and other unnamed government officials because, she says, the agencies violated her privacy, as well as that of her husband. This is bound to get Kelley back in the headlines again, months after she told the media that she wanted to stay out of the media.
The 65-page suit, with both Jill and her husband Dr. Scott Kelleynamed as plaintiffs, doesn't name specific officials at any of the departments. Kelley, as you may remember, reported Broadwell to the FBI over a series of allegedly harassing emails, starting achain of events that led to the discovery of Broadwell's affair with Petraeus. Her lawsuit alleges that 1) the government wrongfully searched her personal emails in the process and 2) that the government violated her privacy by leaking pertinent information to the media. It reads:
"Rather than protect the Kelleys’ privacy interests as the law and their duty required,Defendants instead willfully and maliciously thrust the Kelleys into the maw of public scrutiny concerning one of the most widely reported sex scandals to rock the United States government. Defendants violated their legal duty to protect the Kelleys’ privacy, dignity, reputation, and security, and instead started, engaged with, and fomented a malicious campaign of “blame the victim” that has taken a tremendous emotional and financial toll on the Kelleys and their three young daughters, and even threatened their physical safety."
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http://news.yahoo.com/jill-kelley-suing-government-over-violations-privacy-petraeus-000422263.html
