I'm writing to learn the legality of distributing "captured"
emails by a third party, who used a keylogger to gain
access to a private email account.

The back story is that a husband has bugged his
home computer, ostensively to monitor his kid's home
computer use. The real reason is to monitor his wife's
computer use. They are going through a messy divorce
and can't afford to physically split up and move out,
before the settlement and decree is issued.

The wife is starting a new life, and her soon to be former
husband is monitoring her every move, including using
spyware to break into her hotmail account, which he
did, and is viewing (printing) her private emails. These
emails include third parties writings, who are not part
of the divorce drama.

He is threatening to publish the email to both sides of
the family, including the writings of other people with
whom she's been communicating with.

My question is what laws either federal or state (MN)
does this distribution of private email violate (if any)

Please respond here.

Thanks,