Ex-Wife of Rep. Max Miller Sues Over Nude Photo of Daughter

Emily Moreno, the ex-wife of Ohio Republican Representative Max Miller, filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, accusing the congressman and his attorney of recklessly publishing a nude photograph of their two-year-old daughter online. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, alleges the image was included in a Dropbox folder of documents Miller shared publicly on social media in early August as part of his defense against Moreno's separate allegations of domestic abuse.

The core of the complaint centers on an incident from August 2, when Miller, during a livestream, posted a link to a Dropbox folder containing files intended to counter claims of abuse. According to the lawsuit, this folder included an unredacted nude photograph of the couple's daughter, displaying her genitalia. The filing states the image was publicly accessible for approximately 23 hours and that Miller's social media posts directing people to the folder received more than 400,000 combined views or interactions. Moreno's attorney, Subodh Chandra, stated that a veteran pediatrician reviewed the photo and confirmed it depicts the child's genitalia,...