The Texas House of Representatives voted 147-0 on Tuesday to expel state Rep. Bryan Slaton (R) from its ranks after a committee recommended his dismissal over allegations of sexual misconduct with a 19-year-old aide.
his former colleague’s conduct does not meet “the minimum standards of conduct expected from a member” of the Texas House.
In a resignation letter sent Monday to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott , Slaton did not mention the allegations made against him, which he has denied. He wrote that he was looking forward to “spending more time with my young family.”The legislative aides and intern who accused Slaton of wrongdoing said he’d helped them get alcohol multiple times, according to the committee’s report.by the Republican lawmaker in January, the report states. The other two women worked in a different office.
The aide told investigators that alcohol hindered her judgment, “but now that I look back at it, it was definitely an inappropriate situation,” according to the report. She declined to tell investigators what sexual activity occurred or whether she provided consent, the report states.The aide “could not effectively consent to intercourse and could not indicate whether it was welcome or unwelcome,” the report states.
The next week, Slaton showed an email to the aide that claimed a staffer knew the pair were “sleeping” together and “nothing would happen as long as her and her friends keep quiet,” the report says. The aide and her friends felt threatened, the report says, and one told other members of the House about the events.
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