Rep. Cory Mills has been accused of threatening to release sexually intimate images and videos of his ex-girlfriend, according to a police report.
The threat came after Lindsey Langston, who was crowned Miss United States last year, ended her relationship with Mr. Mills, Florida Republican. The allegations came in mid-July.
The congressman denied the allegations.
“These claims are false and misrepresent the nature of my interactions,” Mr. Mills said in a statement. “I have always conducted myself with integrity, both personally and in service to Florida’s 7th District.”
The allegations follow Mr. Mills being investigated in February for a reported assault on another woman in Washington. No charges were filed.
In his statement this week, Mr. Mill claimed the revenge-porn allegations were being pushed by his former political opponent, Lake County commissioner Anthony Sabatini, who ran against him in the 2022 GOP primary for the House seat.
“Anthony Sabatini is weaponizing the legal system to launch a political attack against the man who beat him in the primary, using his corporate legal office to push a narrative built on lies and flawed legal arguments — all to score political headlines,” Mr. Mills said.
He said his team with comply “to ensure the truth is made clear.”
Mr. Sabatini has called for Mr. Mills to resign and posted articles about the allegations on social media. He also shared some of the alleged messages sent from Mr. Mills to Ms. Langston.
“Mills lied and said these text messages didn’t exist — here are some of the many extremely disturbing messages,” one post from Mr. Sabatini said. “These are a criminal violation of Florida’s sexual extortion statute 836.05 — a 2nd degree felony.”
Ms. Langston, 25, last year won the Miss United States pageant and was elected as the Republican State Committeewoman. She told the police that she became romantically involved with Mr. Mills in 2021 and ended the relationship in February.
Mr. Mills was elected to the House in 2022.
Ms. Langston lived in Mr. Mills’ house in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, while he traveled back and forth to Washington.
When the two met, Mr. Mills was married but had separated from his wife. Ms. Langston said Mr. Mills told her that his marriage ended in 2024.
Ms. Langston said she moved out of the house earlier this year after she heard about assault allegations against Mr. Mills in Washington.
Once she left, Mr. Mills threatened to release nude photographs and sexually explicit videos of the two of them, according to the police report. He also threatened to harm any men that she saw in the future.
In the screenshots of the conversation between Mr. Mills and Ms. Langston, Ms Langston asked the congressman to leave her alone.
In another, he says, “Let him put his actions behind his mouth. I can send him a few videos of you as well. Oh, I still have them.”
It’s unclear in those messages who the “he” is.
No charges have been filed, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said it doesn’t comment on any active investigations.
• This story is based in part on wire service reports.