Volun-jeered: OnlyFans Model Mom Loses Case To Help at School
An Orange County, Florida circuit judge ruled against a mother who sued to continue volunteering at her children's school. She'd been banned from participating after an anonymous email to the school's principal revealed that she was an OnlyFans model. Whether the "concerned parent" who was searching OnlyFans for nearby schoolchildren's mothers was also banned wasn't mentioned in the decision.
There's a lot to unpack in this story, even for Florida. Were a mother's rights violated?
I Heard a Thing
Victoria Triece had been volunteering in classrooms at Sand Lake Elementary School for five years. Both of her children attended the school. To be a volunteer, Triece had to pass background checks each year and have no criminal record.
None of that mattered in 2021 when an anonymous complaint from a concerned parent sent to the school's principal revealed that Triece, who had previously appeared on the covers of Playboy and FHM magazine, had an OnlyFans account. The email stated, "This is not the content or subject matter that our children need to be exposed to."
OnlyFans is an adult-only internet service where creators receive payment from subscribers to view their content. It's an extremely popular method of income for models, fitness experts, musicians, and sex workers. To gain access to an OnlyFans account, a potential subscriber must prove they're an adult and pay a subscription fee. This is likely beyond the capacity of elementary school children.
The anonymous email included explicit pictures of Triece from her OnlyFans site. The principal shared the information with her supervisor, who decided to blacklist Triece from volunteering. According to the lawsuit, Triece was told by the principal that "she could no longer be around children on school grounds."
The pictures ended up being circulated among the other parents in the community. Furious at the attempted shaming and the loss of her volunteer position, Triece turned to the courts for relief.
No Legal Remedies Available
In 2023, Triece filed a lawsuit against Orange County Public Schools (OCPS). Her lawsuit alleged that OCPS had violated her Fourteenth Amendment due process right to volunteer in the ADDitions Program and her Fourth Amendment right to privacy. She requested to be reinstated as a volunteer.
Triece also sought tort and statutory damages under Florida law for sexual cyberharassment. She alleged her pictures were unnecessarily shared.
In a ruling issued in January of this year, Orange County Circuit Judge Brian S. Sandor disagreed. He granted summary judgment for OCPS on all claims. The judge ruled that Triece wasn't guaranteed a right to volunteer under due process.
Sandor noted that Triece hadn't tried to appeal the initial decision with the school system directly. He saw no violation of her constitutional right to raise her child, stating that while she couldn't volunteer she was still permitted to attend school-related activities.
As for the sexual cyberharassment claims, Sandor agreed with the defense that the original sharing of the pictures by the principal to their supervisor was within reasonable expectations considering the allegations of the anonymous emails. That was made somewhat moot as Sandor also ruled that since the pictures had been placed by Triece on a website with public access available, they could not be considered "revenge porn."
Won't Someone Think of the Children?
It can be difficult for many schools to find volunteers willing to perform necessary tasks for no compensation. The Orange County Public Schools are apparently not one of them. Regardless of the legal remedies available (or not) to Triece, we can take comfort knowing the parents of Orange County Public Schools have enough time on their hands to monitor OnlyFans on behalf of elementary school kids.
Related Resources
- Should You Report a Crime Anonymously? (FindLaw's Law and Daily Life)
- State Revenge Porn Laws (Findlaw's Criminal Charges)
- Top 5 Tips To Keep Nonprofit Volunteers Coming Back (FindLaw's Small Business Law)
