Texas Republican resigning after sex scandal with teen intern exposed

Republican Texas State Rep. Bryan Slaton is resigning from his seat just hours after a committee in the Texas House of Representatives voted in favor of expelling him.

In a letter obtained by Texas Scorecard managing editorBrandon Waltens, Slaton said that he was resigning immediately and said that he was looking "forward to spending more time with my young family."

The panel investigating Slaton heard testimony from a 19-year-old intern detailing how he invited her to his apartment, plied her with alcohol, and proceeded to have sex with her.

Fellow Republican Texas State Rep. Andrew Murr, in announcing the findings of the panel's investigation, said Slaton "engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct with a subordinate" that was "induced by alcohol that Representative Slaton provided to that 19-year-old subordinate."

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Slaton was due to face a vote on his expulsion from the Texas House, but he resigned abruptly before such a vote could be held.

Slaton describes himself as a "Christian Conservative" in his Twitter biography, and also has positioned himself as a warrior against the sexualization of children, despite the fact that he allegedly had sex with a teenage girl.

In his last pinned Twitter post, Slaton touted his support for a bill that bans drag performances in the presence of children.