Ohio blogger found guilty of harassment for sending Shrek nude to senator
Published: 2026-10-10
A jury found an Ohio political blogger guilty of telecommunications harassment after he sent an explicit image of Shrek to a Republican state senator. On Friday, a judge ordered DJ Byrnes, owner of political commentary blog The Rooster , to pay a $200 fine, according to a report from the Columbus Dispatch . Byrnes texted Ohio Sen. Jerry Cirino in May after he dropped out of the state's Senate presidential race. As reported by the Columbus Dispatch , Byrnes sent a nude image of Shrek alongside the message: "Good to see you finally made your humiliation public, Young Mussolini! THE PATRIOTS CAUCUS sends its regards!!!!!!!!!!" Cirino filed a pol … Read the full story at The Verge.
Originally sourced from The Verge