In a historic move, fellow members expelled him Tuesday, May 9 for sexual misconduct after an investigation found the married East Texas Republican had sex with a 19-year-old woman who worked for him, then tried to cover it up.
By a unanimous, 147 to 0 vote, the full Texas House expelled Slaton, following a committee probe that was spurred by a series of complaints filed in April.
"His teenage staffer recalls ‘a lot of alcohol". That she felt ‘pretty rough’. ‘Really dizzy’ and had ‘split vision’," said Democratic Rep. Ann Johnson of Houston, a member of the General Investigating Committee."We have great concerns about her level of intoxication and about her statement to others that she would not have done it but for the fact that she was overserved," said Johnson.
The Texas House unanimously voted to expel Representative Bryan Slaton after an investigation showed he had an inappropriate sexual relationship with a 19-year-old staff member.A former youth pastor, Slaton introduced a handful of anti-LGBTQ bills during his two-plus years in the House. "Mr. Slaton held himself out to be extremely conservative, and that he was committed to supporting those values," said Dr. Eddy Carder, a constitutional law professor at Prairie View A&M University."[Making] alcohol available to a minor, the possibility of sexual assault, or the possibility of obstructing the investigation," said Carder.
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