Top Indiana GOPer Resigns (And Blames Canada) After Sex Video Emerges

FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2015, file photo, Rep. Jud McMillin, R-Brookville, presents a bill at the Statehouse in Indianapolis. House Republicans announced Tuesday, Sept. 29, that McMillin was resigning from the Legisla... FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2015, file photo, Rep. Jud McMillin, R-Brookville, presents a bill at the Statehouse in Indianapolis. House Republicans announced Tuesday, Sept. 29, that McMillin was resigning from the Legislature. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File) MORE LESS
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The No. 3 Republican in the Indiana House abruptly resigned Tuesday, reportedly over a sexually explicit video that was sent from a cellphone he said had been stolen from him in Canada.

The Indianapolis Star reported that state Rep. Jud McMillin’s surprise resignation came after the sexually explicit video was texted from McMillin’s phone to an unknown number of recipients. It’s unclear from the report whether McMillin sent the text himself or someone else sent it.

McMillin also sent a bizarre group text message last week apologizing for “anything offensive” his contacts may have received from him, according to Indianapolis TV station WXIN.

“My phone was stolen in Canada 24 hours ago,” a screenshot of the message published by WXIN read. “I have just been able to reactivate it under my control. Please disregard any messages you received recently. I am truly sorry for anything offensive you may have received.”

Anonymous sources close to the Republican caucus told the Indianapolis Business Journal that the video showed McMillin engaged in what the newspaper described as “sexual contact” but did not elaborate further.

McMillin said in a statement that he had decided to leave the legislature to spend more time with his family, according to the Indianapolis Star.

Reports on McMillin’s resignation noted he previously was involved in a sex scandal that ended his career as an assistant prosecutor in Montgomery County, Ohio. McMillin admitted to having a relationship with the complainant in a domestic violence case he prosecuted in 2005, but insisted that relationship didn’t begin until he already had removed himself from the case. He resigned a week after stepping off the domestic violence case.

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  1. Man, woman, dog? My bets on a man.

  2. This is the same guy who back in April wanted to force people to have drug tests before they could have welfare benefits but said his bill was not aimed at poor people.

    Now he’s having to apologize for ‘anything people find offensive’ on his stolen phone. You mean there is so much you can’t pick just one?

    And what’s the deal with Hoosiers and sex anyway?

    The best part of the Murphy Affair was the outraged cry of the Young Republican victim who screamed at the investigating officer, “He had his dick in his hand and MY dick in his mouth!”

  3. What a piece of garbage this guy is. Just Google him. How is this guy not in jail? He was responsible for a vehicle crash that killed 3 people for eff sake. Talk about white privilege. Daddy sure was busy keep junior out of trouble.

  4. Blame Canada? That was a song from the South Park movie.

  5. So he’s unemployed now? Well, he’s going to have to toe the line and meet the requirements he set up when he had a job:

    The second bill (HB 1561) requires that all people receiving unemployment benefits submit at least one job application a week. The bill also states that persons who have received benefits for four weeks, will be required to perform community service if needed by the Department of Workforce.[7] The third bill (HB 1559) mandates that recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) be required to submit to random drug testing. If a recipient tests positive, the bill then stipulates that the person complete a drug abuse treatment program and wait six months before reapplying for assistance; the bill calls for similar measures to be taken by the Dept. of Workforce Development for recipients of unemployment insurance.

    And Jud, when you’re submitting those job applications, for God’s sake be careful about the files you attach. It’s so, so easy to click on the wrong one.

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