Max Miller’s attorney apologizes for including sensitive image of 2-year-old in shared documents

Max Miller‘s personal attorney apologized on Tuesday, August 4, after an unredacted image of the Ohio congressman’s 2-year-old daughter was shared in the ongoing dispute with Miller’s ex-wife, Emily Moreno.

Attorney Aaron Minc took responsibility for the error, calling it ‘unintentional,’ while lawyers for Moreno argued that at least one of the images could meet the legal definition of child s**ual abuse material.

Minc said in a statement published by Mediaite, “I was the only person responsible for assembling, creating, reviewing, adding, deleting, redacting, or making any changes to the information and files that were in this folder.”

“I am truly sorry to Congressman Miller, Ms. Moreno, both of their families and, especially, to their daughter. I deeply regret the mistake.” he added.

Minc explained that he had missed the final three pages of a document that ran more than 40 pages. He said he corrected the mistake as soon as he discovered it on Monday morning, August 3.

He also went on to accuse Moreno of making “a media spectacle regarding this unfortunate mistake … as a means to try to gain leverage in court and distract from the underlying evidence that exonerates Mr. Miller from the false allegations he is accused of, citing her accusations as “a deliberately false, sensationalized and disgusting characterization.”

Miller also addressed the situation, while speaking to CNN‘s Jake Tapper, saying he was “not defending” what happened but also added that for him Minc’s mistake was not “shockingly reckless.”

“My attorney took full responsibility. There was never any intent to do that,” he added.

The politician shared the documents through a Dropbox link posted to his account on X over the weekend, telling his nearly 60,000 followers that he wanted to set the record straight against his ex-wife’s allegations. Before posting the link, Miller said one of his main reasons for airing the divorce and custody dispute publicly was to protect his young daughter.

The folder that followed, however, contained sensitive images involving the toddler that had not been intended for public release.

The episode unfolded amid a bitter and increasingly public split between Miller and Moreno. She has accused her ex-husband of a pattern of abusive behavior, including throwing hot water at her from a skillet, holding a gun to her head and possibly fracturing their daughter’s collarbone, allegations drawn from police records reviewed by reporters.

Miller has firmly denied any wrongdoing and rejected claims that he abused either his ex-wife or their daughter. He framed his decision to release the documents as an effort to counter what he described as false allegations and to clear his name before voters ahead of his reelection bid.

Donald Trump, who employed Miller during his campaign and in his first administration, defended Miller’s character when asked about the allegations, telling reporters he considered Miller a good person and that he intended to let the family sort out the dispute on its own.

The Ohio politician told CNN that Trump expressed concern over his performance in this election, noting that Trump said, “Maxie, it’s going to be a tough race. I don’t know if you’re going to be able to, you know, pull this one out.”

However, Miller has maintained that he will not drop out. “I’m going to continue to push. I am going to win this race,” he told the outlet.