Jeff Ashton Confesses

Marp · ‎03-09-2010

Florida state attorney Jeff Ashton, known for his role as a prosecutor in the Casey Anthony trial, admitted today to "indulging a curiosity" by joining the Ashley Madison cheating website.

Ashton, who is married, apologized to his family and the public at a press conference this afternoon.

"Two years ago, I was curious about the Ashley Madison website and I used my personal credit card to sign up for the site," he said.

Ashton said his involvement with Ashley Madison, a website for married people seeking affairs, was limited to online. He said he indulged a curiosity by joining the site, but claimed he never met anyone in person and no laws were broken.

Ashton said he was "so curious how this could exist."

He visited the site over a year and a half to two year period, Ashton said.

He said some of the times he visited the website from his office.

More: http://abcnews.go.com/US/casey-anthony-prosecutor-jeff-ashton-admits-visiting-ashley/story?id=332650...

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minkbunny · ‎03-09-2010

lulu2 · ‎03-09-2010

Ms Madison has been a busy girl.

Reba055 · ‎06-23-2014

Who knows if that's true or not, but I told my husband when this story first came out that there were probably quite a few people who signed up just to check it out. I don't think that's too much of a stretch.

Mary Bailey · ‎03-09-2010

I'm glad I'm not a curious person.

kivah · ‎03-11-2010

I don't know why people are surprised ---- it's a human thing to want to see what's out there. Over 50% of married men and married women cheat ---- and when it's convenient to do so - the numbers are way higher.

Marp · ‎03-09-2010

@Reba055 wrote:
Who knows if that's true or not, but I told my husband when this story first came out that there were probably quite a few people who signed up just to check it out. I don't think that's too much of a stretch.

HE called a public press conference and made the admissions cited in the OP and the linked article.

The eyes through which you see others may be the same as how they see you.

Plaid Pants2 · ‎03-14-2015

I can wrap my head around visiting the site once, out of curiosity. But to become a member for years, that I have a hard time believing.

Reba055 · ‎06-23-2014

I get your point Plaid Pants but I'm sure for some people there's a thrill just looking around to see what's out there like some men visit porn sites. Maybe no intention of ever really cheating, but we all know how that can go.