Exposed Christian ‘cheater’ Sam Rader and his wife Nia from Netflix’s Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies and Scandal documentary have revealed the daily challenges in keeping their marriage together after years of the husband’s adulterous behaviour. The trending three-part series — which chronicles the rise and fall of controversial dating app Ashley Madison — follows the fallout from the company’s infamous 2015 data breach which exposed 37 million users’ “darkest desires, shameful betrayals and sexual secrets”. Speaking to Mix94.
5’s Pete & Kymba for Breakfast on Friday, the couple were asked point-blank why they’re still together and what kind of a woman would stay with a man who’s a confessed cheater. Having built an online following on YouTube posting family-friendly content underpinned by devout Christian beliefs, their world came crashing down when Sam was outed as having signed up to the platform. Journalism for the curious Australian across politics, business, culture and opinion.
An affront to the seventh commandment they both subscribe to — “You shall not commit adultery” — Sam and Nia were forced to confront the effects of Sam’s repeated infidelity on their religious doctrine. “When he first confessed everything to me, I was ready to divorce him,” Nia said. “I was done and I told him that and, and we went to counselling, just seeing how repentant he was.
This wasn’t just like ‘uh okay, I’ll forgive you. Okay, I’ll forgive you.
