Texas official out after post disparaging 'pathetic' women
AUSTIN, Texas — A top aide to Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton resigned Thursday after reports surfaced of him disparaging the stories of sexually harassed women as "pathetic" on Facebook.
Paxton spokesman Mark Rylander said views expressed by associate deputy attorney general Andrew Leonie on social media "do not reflect our values." The announcement came hours after The Dallas Morning News reported comments posted on Leonie's page about sexual harassment.
"Aren't you also tired of all the pathetic 'me too' victim claims? If every woman is a 'victim', so is every man. If everyone is a victim, no one is. Victim means nothing anymore," read the Facebook post published early Wednesday.
Leonie didn't immediately respond to messages for comment through social media.
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