Speaker Fecteau's statement regarding the censure of Representative Laurel Libby

AUGUSTA, Maine - House Speaker Ryan D. Fecteau this evening issued the following statement regarding the censure of Representative Laurel Libby: 

“Sharing images of kids online without their consent is a clear violation of the bond of trust and respect between citizens and their Legislators. There is a time and place for policy debates. That time and place will never be a social media post attacking a Maine student. Maine kids, and all Maine people, deserve better. 

As the Legislative Code of Ethics states, ‘The Maine Legislator will be ever mindful of the ordinary citizen who might otherwise be unrepresented and will endeavor conscientiously to pursue the highest standards of legislative conduct inside – and outside – of the State House.’”