New Leaked Texts Show Gonzales Pressed Second Staffer for Nudes in 2020
Key Takeaways
- Gonzales allegedly sent lewd texts to a campaign staffer in June 2020.
- He repeatedly pressed for nude photos and sex with the aide.
- Earlier affair with a former staffer preceded reelection bid collapse after she died by suicide.
Serial Harassment
Gonzales faces fresh scandal over newly surfaced text messages in which he allegedly pressured a second staffer for nude photos and sexual favors.
“Texas Republican Rep”
The Express-News published hundreds of texts from June 2020 to his campaign's political director.
The staffer told the Express-News the relationship never became physical.
The revelations came weeks after Gonzales acknowledged a separate affair with another staffer who later died by suicide.
Explicit Messages
Gonzales escalated from dating talk to lewd demands.
When she declined multiple times, he wrote, 47 nos is about my limit.
The staffer told the paper, We didn’t so much as touch.
These new texts suggest a pattern of predatory behavior extending back to his first campaign.
Calls for Accountability
The House Ethics Committee had already opened an investigation before these new allegations.
“WASHINGTON — Disgraced Texas Rep”
Gonzales is married with six children.
The second staffer said she came forward because this behavior must stop.
The emerging pattern has added new urgency to calls for accountability.
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