A Republican Texas state lawmaker resigned ahead of an expected vote to expel him after an investigation found he had inappropriate sexual conduct with a 19-year-old intern.
to expel him after an investigation found he had inappropriate sexual conduct with a 19-year-old intern.
Slaton said it had been an honor to serve in the Legislature from his East Texas district and thanked his colleagues. "The misconduct described in the General Investigative Committee Report should never be tolerated and is proper grounds for expulsion," party officials said in a statement."These actions have betrayed the trust that the people of Representative Slaton's district put in him as an elected official, and he has rightly resigned."
Two of the women said they tried to dissuade the intern from spending time with Slaton and suggested his behavior was inappropriate. But the intern, who one complainant described as"naive," agreed to Slaton's request to visit his apartment. The other women went with her, according to the report, and the lawmaker served them alcohol.
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