Release the Hoffman Files: Talarico Demands Paxton Release Files After Sex Offender Serves Less than 30 Days
Talarico says the public needs the internal records to explain why Hoffman got a short jail term and no sex-offender registration.
- On Thursday, Texas State Rep. James Talarico held a news conference at the McLennan County Courthouse in Waco, demanding that Attorney General Ken Paxton release all internal files, emails, and texts connected to the plea deal for former Waco attorney Adam Hoffman.
- The plea deal followed a 2025 trial that ended in a hung jury, as prosecutors cited the victim's refusal to testify again, which allowed Hoffman to avoid sex offender registration despite admitting to abusing a child.
- Calling the agreement an "Epstein-style sweetheart deal," Talarico questioned why Hoffman served only 29 days in jail, stating "no one, not even the attorney general of Texas, should be able to cover up crimes against children."
- Paxton campaign spokesperson Madison Cercy called the accusations "disgusting," claiming Talarico is "intentionally re-traumatizing the child victim for personal gain," while the victim's mother stated she disagrees with the plea deal outcome.
- Amid a competitive U.S. Senate race, polls show Talarico leading Paxton 47 percent to 44 percent among overall voters, as Talarico plans to push for federal policy changes to better protect victims.
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Imagine you are handed a case that no one wanted. A man stands accused of the continuous sexual abuse of a 10-year-old boy. The local prosecutor, as it happens, is acquainted with the accused, and so he must step aside. The file lands on someone else’s desk by default, not by ambition. No one sought […] The post The Real Exploitation Of A Child: James Talarico’s Cynical Hit Job On Ken Paxton appeared first on American Liberty News.
Talarico goes all-in with attack on Paxton plea deal in child sex abuse case
By Taylor Goldenstein, The Texas Tribune June 18, 2026 Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico on Thursday slammed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, his Republican opponent, for a plea deal his office offered a Waco man who was charged with repeatedly sexually abusing a young boy. Speaking from the steps of the McLennan County Courthouse in Waco, Talarico demanded that Paxton release communications from his office showing how the deal c…
Talarico Calls Out Paxton Over Handling of Adam Hoffman Case During Waco Visit
Waco, TX (FOX 44) - Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate, James Talarico, is in Waco to call out corruption by his opponent, Ken Paxton, over his handling of the case of Adam Hoffman. Former Waco attorney Adam Hoffman pleaded guilty to sexually abusing an eight-year-old boy across multiple years. Talarico called his plea deal [...]
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