Paxton Defends Plea Deal That Would Have Kept Hoffman in Jail 1 Day
Paxton said the plea bargain was rejected by a judge and would have let Adam Hoffman avoid sex offender registration after a one-day sentence.
- On Monday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defended a controversial plea deal involving former Waco attorney Adam Hoffman during a United States Hispanic Business Council forum in Dallas.
- Hoffman, previously charged with felony child sex abuse, received a 60-day sentence from Judge Roy Sparkman after prosecutors originally sought a one-day term; Hoffman served 29 days before release in late May 2026.
- Citing a 7-5 jury split in the initial trial, Paxton argued the criticism was misrepresented, though critics attacked the deal for failing to require sex offender registration.
- Democratic opponent Texas State Rep. James Talarico recently released a television ad attacking the plea agreement; the clip drew more than 200,000 views on X, sparking viral criticism.
- As the midterm election approaches, Paxton trails Talarico in polling while remaining the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate, facing ongoing scrutiny over his office's legal conduct.
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Paxton Defends One-Day Sentence For Child Predator
Yahoo News reports: Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton seems to think that letting a child predator out of jail after just two months is something to brag about. Paxton’s remarks came at a United States Hispanic Business Council forum in Fort Worth on Monday. “The criticism has been that I let … The post Paxton Defends One-Day Sentence For Child Predator appeared first on Joe.My.God..
Ken Paxton Startles With Brag On Predator: 'Only God-given Talent Could Produce This'
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R-TX) drew mockery after defending his office's plea deal in a child sex abuse case by noting the defendant "served 60 days." Paxton, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, made the remark in a video clip that the news account Headquarters posted on X Monday. The clip addressed the case of Adam Hoffman, a former Waco attorney whose 2025 trial on a felony child sex abuse charge ended in a hung jury. Paxton br…
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