GOP Rep. Cory Mills accused of threatening to release explicit videos and images of an ex
Lindsey Langston, 25, a Republican state committeewoman and former Miss United States 2024, filed a report with Florida authorities on July 14, alleging that after their breakup, Mills contacted her 'numerous times on numerous different accounts' threatening to release nude images and videos of her, as well as videos of the pair engaging in sexual acts, the report said.
The incident report was made to the Columbia County Sheriff's Department in Florida, which provided it to NBC News.
According to the report, Langston said their relationship began in November 2021 and ended in February 2025 after she saw news reports that Mills had allegedly been involved in a physical altercation with another woman in Washington, D.C. Mills denied any wrongdoing, and that woman later said 'no physical altercation" had occurred. Metropolitan police investigated the matter as well as their own handling of the incident, but no charges were filed.
'Lindsey confronted Cory about the woman, to which Cory told her he was not in a romantic relationship with her and the press fabricated the story," according to the Florida incident report filed by Langston. "Lindsey then found a social media account for the other woman and saw posted photos of her with Cory."
Langston, according to the report, said that Mills threatened to release the sexual videos and images involving her when he 'believed Lindsey to have other romantic partners in her life after the breakup.'
She provided text messages and Instagram messages between her and Mills to authorities, which also included him 'threatening to harm any men Lindsey intended to date in the future,' according to the report.
The last communication between Langston and Mills was in June when he sent her a message saying, 'I hope you hold your crown until the end,' the report said.
Anthony Sabatini, Langston's legal advisor, said she filed a petition for a restraining order against Mills, which is pending before a judge. Sabatini declined to comment further. NBC News has not reviewed the petition for a restraining order.
NBC News has reached out to Mills' office for comment. Langston didn't immediately respond to NBC News' requests for comment.
A spokesman for Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., did not immediately return a request for comment Thursday about whether Mills should face any disciplinary action.
The matter has since been turned over to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for further review, said Sgt. Steven Khachigan, a spokesperson for the sheriff's department.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement confirmed that they received the referral from the sheriff's office on July 16 but said it does not comment on active inquiries or investigations.
Mills, 45, was elected to Congress in 2022. In addition to Langston's allegations and the February police investigation, Mills is also facing an eviction lawsuit in Washington, in which a property management company has accused him of failing to pay $85,000 in rent this year. Mills responded on X, saying that he'd repeatedly emailed asking for a link to pay his rent.
Mills is an Army veteran who served in the Iraq War and later worked as a military contractor. He represents a north central Florida district that sits between Daytona Beach and Orlando.
He easily won reelection last year, defeating Democrat Jennifer Adams 56.5% to 43.5%.
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