The husband of a Florida mother accused of having sex with the family dog could himself face legal trouble over allegations he threatened her with the footage.
Malia Nummerdor is in a dispute with her estranged husband Erik, who handed the video evidence to police. Malia claims Erik secretly filmed her without her knowledge and then threatened her with the release of the incriminating video for years.
Erik, however, maintains that everyone in the house knew about the home security camera set-up. He says he came across the alleged sex act videos while trying to find out who was stealing from the coin jar. Upon discovering the videos, he passed the evidence to police.
Police contact and Florida law
Police reportedly contacted Erik after seeing a Facebook post about the alleged crimes in 2024. Erik is alleged to have uploaded a video of Malia engaging in disturbing acts with the family dog, Ranger.
Florida law "prohibits knowingly filming, distributing, or possessing qualifying pornographic material depicting prohibited sexual activity involving an animal," Spencer Kuvin, chief legal officer and board-certified civil trial attorney at GOLDLAW in Florida, told RadarOnline. "Any one of those acts can support a third-degree felony charge," he said.
Potential extortion and cyberharassment claims
Kuvin added that Malia could potentially pursue extortion charges against her ex, especially if "the threats were intended to obtain money, an advantage, or compel her to do something or refrain from doing something against her will." In Florida, making malicious threats to injure someone's reputation, expose a secret, bring disgrace, or accuse someone of a crime are all illegal.
In a report taken by the officer who arrested Malia, it was stated: "[Malia] stated the recordings were made in 2024, and that Erik had previously threatened her with the videos."
Kuvin said it does not matter that Malia knew about the cameras in the house. He said: "Knowing about a bedroom camera does not automatically establish consent to public dissemination," adding that her "most direct statutory claim would likely be sexual cyberharassment." That could reportedly lead to penalties of $10,000 or more.
Malia has not yet filed any complaints against her ex, and it is not known if she will.
