ATLANTA — A grand jury has indicted three people accused of secretly recording a sex tape between the former Waffle House CEO and his former housekeeper.
The indictment says the video was used to force Joe Rogers to pay millions of dollars.
The grand jury indicted three people -- Rogers’ former housekeeper Mye Brindle and her then-attorneys John Butters and David Cohen.
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Secret recording is a felony in Georgia.
Rogers released a statement Friday through his attorney:
"This has been a challenging four year journey that will now continue on both a civil and criminal track. The actions of the District Attorney's office are the next step in holding those involved accountable for their criminal actions. They have attempted to use the legal system to cover their tracks and follow through on their threats of "media attention," "injurious publicity," and "protracted litigation." My family and I, regardless of the threat of "divorce and destruction of families," stand together and look forward to justice being served on both civil and criminal fronts."
Brindle's attorney also sent a statement Friday saying:
"Today's indictment sends a chilling message to victims of sexual abuse and those who seek to help them attain justice. The two attorneys indicted zealously represented their client, a victim of serial sexual abuse by her employer, Joe Rogers. These indictments re-victimize the woman who dared to tell the truth about her powerful abuser and smear the attorneys who represented her. This precedent should alarm all attorneys representing the powerless who are sexually abused at the hands of the powerful. The legal system will find these charges are false, but the repercussions of this prosecution will echo far beyond this case."
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