Former St. Paul City Council candidate sentenced for posting topless photo of wife online [View all]

ST PAUL — A former candidate for St. Paul City Council avoided additional jail time when he was sentenced Friday for posting a topless photo of his wife online while he was running for the city’s Ward 4 seat.

Ramsey County District Judge Robert Awsumb placed David Martinez on probation for the next two years and ordered that he receive a mental health evaluation, avoid drugs and alcohol and refrain from having contact with his wife on one count of non-consensual dissemination of private sexual images.

If Martinez doesn’t follow the terms, he’ll be sent to jail for close to a year. He was given credit for the 12 days he spent in jail following his arrest in the matter.

The sentence was less than the term recommended in state sentencing guidelines.

Martinez spent 12 days in jail following his arrest

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