Grace Panetta

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A judge has granted an order of protection barring Republican Rep. Cory Mills of Florida from contacting a former girlfriend who said he harassed and threatened her, and so far, Republican House leadership has dismissed concerns about the accusations.

On Tuesday, Judge Fred Koberlein Jr. in Florida granted a protective order against dating violence that Mills’ ex-girlfriend, Lindsey Langston, a Republican state committeewoman in Florida and the reigning Miss United States, filed for in August . Langston claimed that after she ended their relationship, Mills barraged her with harassing communications, including threatening to release intimate photos and videos of her and threatening her with viole

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