State Attorney Jeff Ashton admits being on Ashley Madison website

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Ashton says he signed up out of curiosity.

The prosecutor who gained national attention as a key player in the case against Casey Anthony says he committed no crime on the cheating website Ashley Madison and will not resign his post.

Orange-Osceola State Attorney Jeff Ashton held a news conference Sunday afternoon to address reports that his name appeared on data hacked from the cheating website.

The East Orlando Post published a report Saturday suggesting Ashton may have had two accounts with the website from July 2013 to February 2015. Data stolen from hackers indicates the account associated with Ashton's name was accessed using an Internet IP address that traces back to the Ninth Judicial Circuit where Ashton works, according to the East Orlando Post.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/orangeosceola-state-attorney-jeff-ashton-to-hold-news-conference/34872026

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1. He is definitely in the dawghouse!

But since he's a Floridian he'll be okay.

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2. Just saw this right now: Florida prosecutor: No crime committed on Ashley Madison website

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The prosecutor who gained national attention as a key player in the unsuccessful case against Casey Anthony says he committed no crime on the cheating website, Ashley Madison, and will not resign his post.

Jeff Ashton, the State Attorney for Orange and Osceola counties in central Florida, said Sunday that he signed up for the site because he was curious but he did not have an affair. He asked for forgiveness for his bad judgment.

http://ksn.com/2015/08/23/florida-prosecutor-no-crime-committed-on-ashley-madison-website/

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3. He says he didn't use government equipment

Ashton said he used his personal laptop computer to access the site, while using a WiFi network at the courthouse that's available to anyone in the courthouse complex.

"There is a report that falsely implies I used government equipment to connect to the site. I did not," Ashton said.

Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs said she's asked the Information Systems and Services team to conduct a complete review of the database to be sure no employee has used taxpayer time or resources to access the site.

I hope he perused the website on his lunch break!


http://www.clickorlando.com/news/state-attorney-jeff-ashton-admits-to-having-ashley-madison-account/34872026