this sex scandal is a cinsentual one

Rep. Joe Barton said he has accepted a Capitol Police offer to launch an investigation, after a nude image of him emerged online Wednesday.
The Texas Republican*apologized to his constituents Wednesday, after the image from 2013 began to circulate. Barton said he engaged in consensual sexual relationships when he was separated from his second wife before their 2015 divorce.*
But some have pointed out Barton could be a victim of "revenge porn," a prosecutable offense. "Revenge porn" — when sexually explicit photos are posted without a person's consent online — was outlawed in Texas in 2015. The Washington Post on Wednesday published a transcript of a conversation in which Barton appears to tell a woman to whom he had sent sexually explicit photos, images and video that he will make a report to Capitol Police if she exposed his actions.
"The Dallas Morning News has identified a potential crime against me and the transcript referenced in the Washington Post may be evidence," Barton said in a statement provided to CBS News. "This woman admitted that we had a consensual relationship. When I ended that relationship, she threatened to publicly share my private photographs and intimate correspondence in retaliation. As the transcript reflects, I offered to take the matter to the Capitol Hill Police to open an investigation. Today, the Capitol Police reached out to me and offered to launch an investigation and I have accepted. Because of the pending investigation, we will have no further comment."
Barton swiftly apologized for the circulation of the image Wednesday, saying he is sorry for not using "better judgment."*
"While separated from my second wife, prior to the divorce, I had sexual relationships with other mature adult women," Barton said in a statement to CBS News. "Each was consensual. Those relationships have ended. I am sorry I did not use better judgment during those days. I am sorry that I let my constituents down."
Barton, who recently announced his reelection bid in 2018, was first elected to Congress in 1984. He has previously served as the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.*
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Barton



Joe Linus Barton (born September 15, 1949) is a Republican politician, representing Texas's 6th congressional district (map) in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1985, and a member of the Tea Party Caucus. The district includes Arlington, part of Fort Worth, and several small towns and rural areas south of the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex. Following the 2014 primary defeat of Ralph Hall, Barton became the dean of the Texas congressional delegation. Barton came to national prominence after telling a citizen at a town hall meeting to "shut up",[1] and again when nude selfie pictures of Barton surfaced online.[2][3]
Barton advocates for deregulation of the electricity and natural gas industries,[4] and serves as vice-chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committees.[5] He is skeptical that manmade carbon emissions have contributed to global warming,[6][7] is a proponent of the use of fossil fuels,[8] voted in favor of the May 2017 GOP plan to replace Obamacare,[9] supports President Donald Trump's ban on immigration from Muslim-majority nations,[10][11] and supports the death penalty for persons caught spying.[8] Barton led the successful efforts to repeal the oil export ban in the House in 2017.[12]
 
countryboy said:
Of course it matters. Why wouldn't it? How is it comparable in any way, shape, or form to sexual assault?
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you on the right keep conflating consentual with non consentual when it suits you for politics sake.


Note I did not do that here.


I held to the FACTS



try it some time
 
I just found out he was sperated from his wife during this mess


so he didnt even cheat on his wife


He is a full on victim folks
 
bot suck rat ass?


how sad that you are not even willing to see that I am defending your republican guy in this issue.


his crime was to post a naked pic to his squeeze.


Now I do think its stupid as hell to post naked pics to ANYONE given the internets are as insecure as painting on a sidewalk.

but this guy didnt really do anything wrong huh

would you be honest enough to admitt this if he were a democratic party member?
 
evince said:
bot suck rat ass?


how sad that you are not even willing to see that I am defending your republican guy in this issue.


his crime was to post a naked pic to his squeeze.


Now I do think its stupid as hell to post naked pics to ANYONE given the internets are as insecure as painting on a sidewalk.

but this guy didnt really do anything wrong huh

would you be honest enough to admitt this if he were a democratic party member?
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Barton gets a pass on this one. The worst he is guilty of is poor judgement.
 
Yes he is a victim not a criminal


now how many on the right would make that judgement about him if he were a Democratic party member?


NONE that I know


they have become a crew of evil
 
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