Mom shocked to find out instructional breastfeeding video on porn sites

MaryAnn Sahoury, shocked to find out her instructional breastfeeding video showed up on porn sites. Screen shot via KSDK Channel 5.

A New Jersey mother is suing Meredith Video Studies, a subsidiary of Meredith Corporation, for posting an educational breastfeeding video she agreed to participate in on You Tube. The video was then stolen by a third party for improper use. MaryAnn Sahoury agreed to participate in the video because she felt breastfeeding was a rewarding experience that she wanted to share with others. She told KSDK News that she thought the video would only be used to help breastfeeding moms, not posted for a broad and general audience. The video was was subsequently lifted from You Tube by a third party,  manipulated and then redistributed as pornography.

The video reportedly showed up on several pornography websites. Sahoury said she was horrified. “You don’t want your kids exposed to that world.”

Sahoury has retained a lawyer and decided to sue the Meredith Corporation over alleged misuse of the video. She also claims that Meredith Video agreed to only use her first name but then attached her and her daughters full name to the video, breaching what she claims to be their agreed upon privacy agreement.

While Meredith tried to stop the lawsuit, a federal judge ruled in Sahoury’s favor. The case will go to trial sometime later this year.

Meredith denies any wrong doing and released the following statement in response to the lawsuit:

“Meredith was appalled to learn someone misused a video meant to help new mothers. We took immediate action, hiring leading law firms and online specialists to file take-down demands, clear online caches and create positive references. We took these actions even though Ms. Sahoury signed a release authorizing use of the video across all media platforms, and holding Meredith harmless for any potential misuse of the video by a third party.”