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Wajahat AlionBluesky18h ago
Your daily reminder this should be the biggest scandal in American politics right now but nobody seems to care.
Ken Paxton freed a man who raped a boy for 3 years. He also doesnt have to register as a sex offender.
www.texastribune.org/2026/05/19/k...
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Accuracy52%
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Context70%
Tone55%
Analysis Summary
Texas AG Ken Paxton's office did offer a lenient plea deal to Adam Hoffman, a Waco attorney convicted of sexually abusing a child over several years — that part is confirmed by reporting. But the claim that Hoffman doesn't have to register as a sex offender is wrong: KBTX confirms he is registered in Nebraska, where he now lives. The case is fueling attacks from Democrat James Talarico in the Senate race, and even Paxton's former defense lawyer Dan Cogdell has endorsed Talarico over it.
Claims Analysis (2)
“Ken Paxton freed a man who raped a boy for 3 years”
Paxton's office handled the Adam Hoffman child sex abuse case via plea deal after mistrials; 'freed' is loose shorthand for the lenient outcome.
“He also doesn't have to register as a sex offender”
KBTX reports Hoffman must register as a sex offender in Nebraska. Texas registration may differ, but the flat claim he doesn't register is misleading.
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