Rep. Cory Mills is accused of threatening revenge porn in latest controversy

Washington Post

08-08-2025

Rep. Cory Mills (R-Florida) has faced a battery of controversies during his short time on Capitol Hill.
In February, police investigated him for allegedly assaulting a woman in his D.C. apartment. In July, his landlord sought his eviction from that apartment, a $20,000-a-month luxury penthouse near the Wharf. And the Office of Congressional Conduct has recommended the House Ethics Committee review allegations that he benefited from federal weapons contracts while in office.
Now, Mills has been hit with new allegations: Lindsey Langston, the reigning Miss United States, has accused the Republican lawmaker of threatening to share sexually explicit photos and videos of her and threatening violence against her future boyfriends.
'Since February 20th of 2025 Cory has contacted Lindsey numerous times on numerous different accounts threatening to release nude images and videos of her, to include recorded videos of her and Cory engaging in sexual acts,' the police report says.
Mills has denied the charges, calling them politically motivated. 'These claims are false and misrepresent the nature of my interactions,' Mills said in a statement. 'I have always conducted myself with integrity, both personally and in service to Florida's 7th District.'
The office of House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) did not respond to a request for comment on the matter, the latest to engulf the Army veteran and co-founder of an arms company who has styled himself as a MAGA Republican and vocal supporter of President Donald Trump since his election in 2022.
In addition to his legal troubles, Mills in May faced renewed accusations of stolen valor when the outlet NOTUS reported that five people — including two men whose lives he was credited with saving — had no recollection of Mills being present during the 2003 incidents for which he was awarded a Bronze Star.
The latest allegations were first reported earlier this week by Blaze Media, a conservative media outlet, and Drop Site News. They are based on a complaint filed by Langston on July 14 with the Columbia County Sheriff's Office in Florida.
Langston, 25, said she dated Mills, 45, from November 2021 to February 2025. During the course of that relationship, Langston said, she and Mills began living together in his beach house in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Langston told the sheriff's office that because Mills was frequently absent, the two would exchange sexual photos and videos.
In the police complaint, Langston said she ended her romantic relationship with Mills in February after seeing news reports that he had allegedly been involved in a physical altercation with another woman, Sarah Raviani, 27, in Washington. Raviani later recanted statements she gave police after calling 911, and prosecutors declined to pursue misdemeanor assault charges against Mills.
Soon after, Langston said, Mills began threatening to make sexually explicit media of her public.
In response, Langston sought legal advice from Mills's former political opponent, Anthony Sabatini. In 2022, Mills and Sabatini went toe-to-toe in the Republican primary for Florida's 7th District, which stretches from the outskirts of Orlando to Daytona Beach. Mills bested Sabatini, went on to win the general election and was reelected last year. Now, Mills claims Langston's allegations are part of a plot against him.
'Anthony Sabatini is weaponizing the legal system to launch a political attack against the man who beat him in the primary, using his corporate legal office to push a narrative built on lies and flawed legal arguments — all to score political headlines,' Mills said in a statement.
In an interview, Mills claimed that Langston reached out to him this spring for assistance with a tax issue, adding: 'I'm such a risk and threat. But in May you're asking me to help you with your taxes?'
Sabatini declined to comment on Mills's accusations. Langston did not respond to requests for comment.
Langston's allegations are the latest in a line of questions Mills has faced about his conduct during his two terms as a lawmaker. In addition to the now-dropped assault charges, Mills has faced renewed questions about his combat record; he received a Bronze Star for his service in Iraq. Army records say the medal was awarded in part for his efforts to save the lives of fellow servicemen at great personal risk.
However, as NOTUS reported in May, two of the men Mills is said to have saved claim the lawmaker did not aid them at all, and their concerns have been submitted to the Office of Congressional Conduct. That report followed others investigating questions over Mills's combat and service record in Iraq. Mills has stood by his service record.
In addition to the military matter, Mills faced an eviction effort by his landlord, who said in July that the congressman owed more than $85,000 on his penthouse apartment. The problem was resolved this week, the Daytona Beach News-Journal reported this week.
Mills is also under investigation by the House Ethics Committee. That investigation stems from an inquiry helmed by the Office of Congressional Conduct.
The OCC's report found a number of potential financial violations, including that Mills's campaign may have broken election finance law by accepting excessive contributions and that Mills may have profited from federal contracts for arms while in Congress. The report recommended further investigation. The House Ethics Committee's review of the allegations is ongoing.
Andrew Jeong contributed to this report.