Hernando mayor's ex sends revenge porn to city officials

A woman formerly involved with the mayor of Hernando allegedly sent a naked picture of the mayor to city aldermen.

Friday morning, Mayor Chip Johnson said a woman he was involved with sent a naked selfie of him to an unknown number of aldermen earlier this week.

Johnson told The Clarion-Ledger the picture was taken last year and sent to a consenting, adult woman. When asked if he was still involved with the woman, Johnson said "absolutely not."

"It's hurtful to have trust in someone and have that trust violated," he said.

The mayor said he does not know why the woman sent the photo to aldermen but he was seeking legal advice.

Johnson, who has served as the mayor of Hernando since 2005, said he does not feel the photo has any effect on his job performance.

"I made a personal misstep and I'm not going to allow it to affect my job. The people have asked me to do this job and I'm sitting at my desk right now."

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