A state trooper was fired for sending a sex tape she filmed with another woman to fellow officers.
Former Mississippi Highway police officer Ivana Williams, 36, was released in January and the other woman on the tape is suing her in federal court.
The petition claims Williams sexually assaulted the unnamed woman, videotaped it and shared the clip with other troopers.
Williams has since filed a lawsuit, alleging the alleged victim damaged her reputation and business relationships by saying she was assaulted.
The other woman also claims she was told the clip would be removed, while Williams claims her firing was retaliation. She has filed an appeal, claiming the decision violates rules designed to protect state employees.
Former Mississippi Highway officer Ivana Williams, 36, was fired from her law enforcement job in February as another woman sues her in federal court
She was fired for sending a sex tape she filmed with another woman to fellow officers and has filed an appeal, claiming the decision violates rules designed to protect state employees.
“Much of that night is a blur,” the unidentified victim wrote in the lawsuit.
“I became unusually and extremely drunk.”
‘The next morning I woke up in bed with no clothes on. I was aware that a sexual encounter had taken place, but had difficulty remembering what had happened.”
The petition adds that while the soldier was being questioned about what happened, “it was revealed [the petitioner] That [Williams] had recorded the meeting on her phone without [the petitioner]’knowledge or consent.’
The petitioner then demanded that the officer delete the video and not share it with anyone, but the officer has reportedly already shared it with other officers.
She heard nothing further about the video until May of last year, when Williams told the victim that her boyfriend’s then-wife discovered the video on her husband’s phone or email.
“During that conversation,” the complaint states “[Williams] informed [the petitioner] for the first time she had sent the video to her boyfriend.
“During that same conversation,” it adds, “[Williams revealed] that at least one other person also had possession of the video.
Over the next few months, the alleged victim discovered that the video had been sent multiple times and that many people were in possession of the video.
In any case, others had seen it and the soldier reportedly still shared the video.
The other woman’s petition claims Williams sexually assaulted the unnamed woman, videotaped it and shared the clip with other troopers
Williams regularly posts these types of photos to her more than ten thousand followers on social media. She has maintained her innocence and says the sex on the tape was consensual
The alleged victim said at the time she had filed complaints with the Mississippi Attorney General’s office and local authorities, but was unaware of the status of any investigations.
The former soldier has argued that the encounter was consensual and that she only shared it with one other person.
The woman filing a complaint against her is reportedly representing herself in the proceedings after two of her lawyers withdrew.
Williams – who has more than 10,000 followers on social media – has insisted she is “innocent” and claims her dismissal for distributing the clip was “retaliation” following her filing a complaint with DPS in January.
She also said it was “discriminatory” because she was a woman, despite two other troopers – Julius Hutson and Jeremy Lott – also being fired in connection with the incident.
In turn, police have also alleged that she visited porn websites on her state-issued phone.
After Williams was named in the woman’s lawsuit, she was transferred from Rankin County to Bolivar County, which she said happened without explanation.
The move left her more than 100 miles away from her children, she argued in her appeal in January. She was fired six days later.
“The next morning I woke up in bed without my clothes on… I was aware that a sexual encounter had taken place but had difficulty remembering what had happened,” it adds of the night sometime in November 2022
However, Williams has described the dispute as a “she said, she said” situation, and vowed to fight it in court
A letter from state officials now considering her February appeal accused her of unprofessional conduct and misuse of state assets, according to WBLT.
However, Williams has described the dispute as a “she-said-she-said” situation and vowed to fight her followers on Facebook and Instagram in court.
“I have told you all that I am innocent and I cannot wait for my day in court so I can prove my innocence,” Williams stated.
‘Lately, that only happens in society if you are found guilty. No, you are guilty until proven innocent.”
She has also claimed to have already met with investigators to give them her personal phone for forensic examination, from which they found “no evidence… to support the accuser’s claims.”
Both suits are currently under consideration. The other woman has sued Williams for $11 million, and the former trooper is suing for $20 million.
No hearing dates have been set.