Kristen Hyman pictured on her Facebook page.
A New Jersey sheriff is fighting for her job after it emerged she used to work as a dominatrix in Manhattan. A Hudson County sheriff’s deputy named Kristen Hyman, 30, will face disciplinary charges on June 27. It’s alleged that Hyman’s former career constitutes conduct unbecoming a federal employee, according to NJ.com. The videos and photos being produced by the prosecution show Hyman fully clothed while beating up men. Those men are usually nude. The NJ.com report says that Hyman worked as a dominatrix between 2010 and 2012.
Here’s what you need to know:
1. Hyman Has Called Her Dominatrix Career ‘Stupid Stuff I Did When I Was Kid’
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NJ.com reports that Hyman has told investigators that she never had sex on camera and was never nude. Hyman called her dominatrix career, “stupid stuff I did when I was a kid.” Hyman says the violence depicted in her videos is staged.
Pornography aggregators show videos of Hyman violently kicking men in the testicles, choking men and making men smell her feet.
NJ.com reports that the investigation into Hyman began in May 2017, just before her academy graduation.
2. Hyman Went by the Moniker Domina Nyx During Her Dominatrix Days
(Nyx Loves Choking)
During her dominatrix career, Hyman went by the moniker Domina Nyx. An inactive Facebook page reads, “Domina Nyx is a fetish performer and lifestyle Domme based in New York City.” A profile that is being used in the investigation against Hyman reads that Hyman “is a true sexual sadist who hurts people not because she has to, but because it truly brings her pleasure.”
That description game from a gif (above) showing Hyman choking out a man. The description reads, ” No “Spooky Treatment” here just pure HORROR. After she’s through using her powerful arms, the belt comes out and she uses it to choke him to a real KO.” It concludes with:
What you’ll see in this video is not a sketch, not a preplanned film, and certainly not something I did for you or for anyone else. It was for me; and as a sadist, it was 100% for my own sexual gratification.
3. Hyman Wrote in a 2011 Blog Post About Her Disappointment at How America Celebrated the Death of Osama bin Laden
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On her blog, which has been inactive since 2012, Hyman wrote that she was upset with out joyous Americans seemed to be at the death of Osama bin Laden. Hyman said:
I actually did feel sorrow over the death of OBL. Not over his actual death- but over the way we, as a society, could find the end of anyone’s life as a cause for celebration. Didn’t we all shake our heads and feel our stomachs turn when other people celebrated the 9/11 attacks and cheered and jeered in the streets?
When we do what we did, and react with joy to the execution of a human being (no matter how despicable), doesn’t it make us not only hypocrites, but supporters of the stereotypes propounded by those whose nations are already rife with anti-American sentiment?
One of Hyman’s final blog posts dealt with the fallout of Hurricane Sandy. She mentions that the power was out in her studio and that she was unable to get into the city.
4. Hyman Says as a Teenager She ‘Knew [She] Was a Dominant, a Sadist & a Fetishist’
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In a 2011 interview, Hyman spoke about what peaked her interest in the dominatrix scene. Hyman said:
I became interested in the scene at a very early age. I’d always had a desire to explore the options available to me outside of a traditional Boyfriend-Girlfriend relationship; as a teenager, I already KNEW I was a Dominant, a Sadist, and a Fetishist: it was only when I started attending fetish events that I realized there was a whole community of other women like myself.
In May 2012, Hyman uploaded a video of outtakes from one of her movies to YouTube.
When asked about the problems faced with being a dominatrix, Hyman said:
I know that sometimes my vanilla friends and acquaintances view me as “that Dominatrix”. It’s fun to share, but it can be challenging to feel like I’m a sideshow at every dinner party I go to with friends who are not involved in Kink.
During the interview, Hyman referred to fellow dominatrix Miss Mona Rogers as a her “best friend.” Hyman also says, “Everyone, including my family, knows I am involved in Kink. I openly broadcast it, and have no problem explaining to strangers just how big of a role it plays in my life.”
5. Hyman Will Not Face Any Criminal Charges
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Hyman will not face any criminal charges as a result of her career. NJ.com reports that Hyman was sworn as an officer on June 8. She will remain on modified duty until the investigation is concluded.
Hyman’s lawyer, James Lisa, told NJ.com that, “[Hyman] wants to be in law enforcement. The videos are clearly inflammatory, but there is nothing illegal.” The most severe punishment facing Hyman is termination from her job.
