US Rep. Cory Mills accused of threatening to release intimate videos
after breakup
[August 07, 2025]
By MIKE SCHNEIDER
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Cory Mills, a central Florida Republican,
has been accused by a beauty pageant titleholder of threatening to
release intimate videos and private images of her after she ended their
romantic relationship, according to a report filed with law enforcement
last month.
Mills on Wednesday denied the allegations, which were first made by the
woman in a July 14 report filed with the Columbia County Sheriff's
Office in north Florida.
“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 sheriff's office forwarded the information to the Florida Department
of Law Enforcement, which is now handling the case, Sgt. Steven
Khachigan, a spokesman for the Columbia County Sheriff's Office, said in
an email.
No charges have been filed. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement
said Wednesday that it doesn't comment on any active inquiries or
investigations.
In his statement, Mills said the allegations were being pushed by a
former political opponent, Lake County commissioner Anthony Sabatini,
who ran against him in a 2022 GOP primary for the House seat.
“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.
Mills said he wouldn't comment further.
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Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., testifies at Capitol Hill in Washington,
Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File)
“My team and I will fully cooperate to ensure the truth is made
clear. I remain focused on serving my constituents and advancing
America First policies,” Mills said in the statement.
Sabatini didn't respond to an emailed inquiry, but posted on social
media on Wednesday: “Mills must resign.”
The 25-year-old woman told sheriff's office investigators that she
started a romantic relationship with Mills in 2021, and it ended in
February. During their time together, she lived with him at a home
in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, while the congressman traveled back
and forth from Washington. At the time they met, Mills was still
married but had separated from his wife, and he told her that the
divorce was finalized in 2024, she said.
The woman said she moved out of the New Smyrna Beach home earlier
this year and moved to Columbia County following news reports about
allegations against Mills from another woman described as his
girlfriend in Washington. After she left, the congressman contacted
her numerous times, threatening to release nude images of her and
videos of her and Mills engaging in sex acts, she said in the
sheriff's office report.
The congressman also threatened to harm any men that the woman
planned to date in the future, she said.
Mills was first elected to Congress in 2022, and his district
stretches from the Orlando area to the Daytona Beach area.
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