The Texas House of Representatives will vote on whether to expel Republican state Rep. Bryan Slaton after an investigation found that he engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct with a 19-year-old aide.
Texas state Rep. Bryan Slaton, R-Royse City, is facing an expulsion vote in the state House of Representatives.Rose Horowitch
Slaton, 45, is a conservative representative in the chamber. Last year, he called for drag shows to be banned in the presence of minors, citing a need to protect children from"Slaton and Patrick Short, his attorney, did not immediately respond to NBC News' requests for comment. Last month, Shortagainst Slaton, which came from three female staffers who were between the ages of 19 and 21,"outrageous" and"false.
The report found that the aide could not effectively consent nor indicate whether sex was welcome or unwelcome. The committee did not address the question of whether Slaton committed sexual assault, saying it did not have"sufficient facts" to undertake the analysis. The aide testified that Slaton showed her an anonymous"threatening" email from someone claiming to know he had slept with a staffer. She said she became"really fearful" that she would lose her job. She said Slaton told her “everything would be fine. Everyone involved just has to stay quiet,” according to the report.
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