Grownup and speaking out with his parents. Balloon boy, anybody ever throw that at you these days . Yeah, a lot. The familys attempt to set record straight on their infamous past. Do you feel a sense still that you need to clear your name . But first, the nightline five. Good evening. Thanks for joining us. Tonight one former lawmaker now waging a new campaign. Katie hill is finding herself in the center of a scandal, after leaked intimate photos and allegations of an affair with a staff member surfaced. Hills departure now shining a light on what she calls revenge porn. This coordinated Campaign Carried out by the right wing media and republican opponents, enabling and perpetuating my husbands abuse by providing him a platform is disgusting and unforgivable, and they will be held accountable. Reporter california representative, katie hill, a rising star in the Democratic Party now tarnished, resigning in the face of what hill calls a campaign of revenge porn. I made this decision so that my supporters, my family, my staff and our community will no longer be subjected to the pain inflicted by my abusive husband and the brutality of hateful political operatives. Reporter intimate photos showing hill with a female staffer were published on the daily mail. Alleging that she was involved go a thruple. She has accused her husband of being abusive and running a quote, Smear Campaign against her by leaking nude photos of her with this Campaign Staffer with whom she had this sexual relationship. Reporter red state also alleged that hill had been involved in a second affair with her current legislative director, which would violate house ethics rules. Hill has denied those allegations. I think shes being treated fairly in that her behavior was unbecoming of a member of congress. I think her constituents were probably not okay with the behavior. Congresswoman hill was facing a House Ethics Committee investigation over allegations she had a sexual relationship with a member of her staff. Reporter her ousting serves as a major blow to her party. She was a member of the big six. Six of the promising new freshmen in congress. She was one of the women who came into office in 2018 and had the position of vice chair of the House Oversight committee, which is a really important committee, particularly in this impeachment inquiry. Reporter the openly bisexual congresswoman garnered support of her constituents and celebrities alike. Katie has been an advocate for people her whole career. Reporter but her oncepromising career now derailed amidst a failing marriage. I never thought mayim perfections would be weaponized to dero now its tim to get back toyou d incumbent, steve knight. Katie hill was part of the blue wave that delivered the house in the democrats hands. The question now is whether they can hold onto that seat. Reporter hills defender says there is a sexist double standard. Duncan hunter has been indicted on using Campaign Funds for affairs with five women. The difference between hunter and hill is that katie hill doesnt have a father who was a wellknown, wellrespected member of Congress Whose seat she took over and whose name recognition is extremely high and popular in the district. Reporter in a statement, she said it was politically motivated and remains politicalry motivated now. I will not allow myself to be a distraction from the constitutional crisis were faced with. So i have to take my personal fight outside the house of congress. Reporter shes dedicating herself to fighting revenge porn on behalf of countless others. It remains unclear as to who leaked the photos to the media. Hills husbands attorney did not respond to requests for comments. Some people call this digital exploitation. Others call it revenge porn. As the victim of it, i call it one of the worst things we can do to our sisters and daughters. Because she lost her career based on these images, she has a case against whoever shared these images with the press. Reporter this attorney specializes in revenge porn cases. Give me an example of how revenge porn cases are growing. Five years ago we would get one phone call every three months, now we get a phone call a day. Theres an epidemic of revenge porn cases now. Reporter and more often than not, the victims are women. They are. Rrp he says hes tracked down offenders from all walks of life. Police officers, members of the armed forces, members of local churches. This is a crime that every day people are the criminals in. Reporter but he says a national law would help revenge porn survivors who often face an uphill legal battle, in part because laws against it vary dramatically from state the to state. The problem is the area of law is so new and the statutes havent been fleshed out the way they should. Congresswoman hill is from california, theres a strong statute. But unfortunately, a lot of states arent as strong as those two hrom the only alleged victim in recent years. The digital smears in trapping celebrities and every day citizens alike. Nearly 10 million americans, one in 25, have been threatened or the victim of revenge porn. I saw these links, and then clicked on this video and realized that id been assaulted. Reporter perhaps no one knows the challenges facing victims better than youtube star chrissy chambers, whose yearlong odyssey paved the way for survivors. At 18 years old, chrissy says her exboyfriend secretly taped himself having sex with her when she was passed out drunk before releasing the video in 2018. It was a horrific pain. My world came crashing down. Reporter chrissy says she didnt know she was being filmed at the time and only found out about the tape from disturbing messages left by her own followers. At the time, abc news made repeated attempts to reach out to her alleged offender but never heard back. It was singlehandedly, probably one of the hardest moments of my life. I literally collapsed on the floor. Reporter chrissys road to justice was difficult, since it was posted in the uk before revenge porn laws were on the books there. She was unable to pursue criminal charges. It was like stumbling in the dark. They would say im so sorry this happened to you, but we cant help. Reporter her journey meticulously documented on her and her partners youtube channel. This is what weve been going through for two years now. Reporter moments after she gave her police report, chrissy spoke to the guardian. What they have now is not enough. The its just not enough. Ands ruining peoples lives. Imgoing to fight and continue to fight to not let it ruin mine. Reporter despite the setback, chrissy eventually won a landmark civil case against her offender, the first of its kind in the uk. You can sue, you can make sure something happens to the person thats done this to you. We get a lot of phone calls from people who believe theres nothing they can do at this point, especially younger people. Thats not true. Reporter chrissy celebrated by proposing to her longtime partner on the courthouse steps. But for congresswoman hill, her future remains to be seen. I grew up riding horses. The most important thing i learned is when you fall off you have to get right back up in the saddle. Im going to do that. I hope i can count on to you do the same and join me on the next ride. Coming up, the stunt that stunned the country. 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The it happens a lot . Yeah. Reporter whats your reaction to it . Just like, ah. Reporter falcon says he doesnt remember much about the incident that earned him that nickname, but his dad certainly does. Surely you know this is not some little it story that was going to go away, you know that, right . Afterwards, you know, after the fact. It just never dawned on me, talking to pierce. I mean, actually, we didnt have a tv hooked up. So i had no idea whats going on. Reporter ten years ago, millions were glued to their tvs, watching as this giant balloon drifted across the colorado sky. The search is under way for not the have climbed into a homemade helium balloon. Reporter it audiences, with wall to wall coverage. The incident an emergency, falcons life was in danger. His father, richard, an inventor, who built the balloon himself, sounding frantic on this 911 call. Are you sure hes in that . Yeah, we, we looked everywhere, and my son just said he verified. It wasnt supposed to take off. Three, two, one reporter the family had been recording the saucer seen here in this home video just moments before that 911 call. The Colorado National guard was put on alert. Helicopters at the ready. Flights around the area diverted. After nearly two hours, that flying saucer started losing its lift. Five, four, three,b the ball the ground. He just touched the ground. Reporter it dropped into a field some50 mil 50 miles from hinis home. Im going to say this kid is going to blanding. Reporter but, as it turned out, falcon was never in the balloon to begin with. Instead, hed been hiding in the attic at home. Later that evening, the hinis talked to cnn. And when falcon was asked why he hid, the little boy said this. We did this for a show. What do you mean we did this for the show . Um, i have no idea. Reporter that interview sparked speculation over whether the whole thing was an act. Authorities began calling it a hoax. At the time, saying the hinis who had reportedly been shopping a reality show and had already been on wife swap staged the shot to gauge fame. They insisted it was not staged. But eventually pled guilty related charges and served minimal jail time. Mayumi did confess but says only out of fear. Reporter did you think you could lose your kids in all this . Yes, i did. Reporter you thought somebody would actually take your boys away from you after all this . I thought im going to be deported. The then then i wont see my husband or kids. I wont be able to see them. So my focus was to hold the family together. Reporter the family now lives in florida. Richard still maintains that it wasnt a hoax and says he was a victim of character assassination. How, after you stack all of that stuff, throw in the interview that was on cnn with wolf blitzer, you throw all that together with the background you have. Why wouldnt people go epte reporter what is it go take to change Public Opinion that you know is still out there. Mmhm. Reporter about what happened ten years ago. What would be nice is if the media could go, richards got a point, but its so biassed, okay. The media continues on with the same narrative. Reporter and all these years later . Do you feel a sense, still, that you need to clear your name . Oh, most definitely. Reporter still, ten years later . Yeah. Reporter how is that important to you . Ive alo ive lost a lot of opportunities. People contacted me about things i invented and the deal went south because they find out who i am. The thing that gets me is the media never tells my side of the story. Reporter he says its been a learning experience for his family. How has it impacted you all. Oh, man, its had a very positive effect. Very positive. I closed off our family to the outside world. And i just said, you know, were going to go to home schooling. Were going to go do activities together, and im going to be the guy that spends time with them. Reporter it sounds like youre saying the incident made you a tighterknit family. Yes, we are definitely a tighter knit family. Reporter since the incident, the hini boys have started a band. Their heavy metal talents on display in this 2014 music video for a song aptly titled no hoax. We dont want to associate ourselves with that. We just want to rock out. Reporter do you have any current tv or reality show opportunities in the works . No. Reporter would you take an opportunity . A reality show, any tv opportunity . Or would you rather get out of the spotlight at this point, given what the spotlight has done to you yeah, i dont want to be in the spotlight. Im sitting here with you with a light in my face because of this. T now my boys, t plin music. Any oor come down the pike, i hope its for them. Reporter for nightline, im tj holmes, in archer, florida. 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