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James Talarico Attacks Ken Paxton Over Child Abuse Case
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- James Talarico, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, has made a child sex abuse case a central issue in his campaign, targeting Attorney General Ken Paxton, his Republican opponent.
- The case involves Adam Hoffman, a Waco lawyer accused of sexually abusing a boy for years, who received a notably lenient plea deal from prosecutors in Paxton’s office, serving less than a month in jail.
- The local district attorney recused himself and criticized the deal as unusually lenient, sparking protests in Waco and becoming a point of contention in the Republican primary between Paxton and Senator John Cornyn.
- At a campaign event, Talarico accused Paxton of protecting the predator instead of the victim, demanded the release of internal files on the case, and compared the deal to the infamous Jeffrey Epstein case.
- Talarico emphasized that no one, including the Texas attorney general, should be able to cover up crimes against children, seeking to hold Paxton accountable in the Senate race.
