A "pro-life" Republican in Texas has admitted to a tawdry affair with a former stripper - who claims he paid for multiple abortions.
State Rep. Giovanni Capriglione, 52, fessed up to cheating on his wife after the other woman, Alex Grace, publicized their past relationship on TikTok and the Current Revolt Substack. But Capriglione denies paying for any abortions, and he has pledged to take legal action to protect his reputation.
Grace alleged that the lawmaker "funded several abortions for his own personal gain" but she did not go into detail, saying people are "just going to have to go with my word.”
They first met at the strip club where Grace worked when she was 18. She was charmed by the "strait-laced businessman" with a "magnetizing" personality.
“I know that Giovannie Capriglione has been having affairs since 2005 because it’s me. I’m her. I’m not proud of it, in fact I’m ashamed of it. Hopefully, you can keep in mind that we all have a past and I wish I could say for him that that was the worst of it, but it’s not," Grace said.
Over the course of several years, they met for paid hookups at his office, hotels, and even his home when his family was away.
At one point, Capriglione directed Grace to pick up some money behind a Chuck-E-Cheese.
“He told me to go to the back of the building and next to the dumpster there would be a rubber mat. Look under it,” she said. “And under this rubber mat was an envelope with money.”
Grace said they grew apart after his election in 2012, and she confronted him over the phone years later about his anti-abortion political views before he severed contact.
"It was when his fantasies were so foul and seeing the political moves that he was making were continuing to erode away at women’s rights… that was the catalyst for me taking the step back," she said.
The Republican lawmaker ended his re-election bid three days before Grace exposed the affair. He admitted to betraying his family's trust but denied going to the extent of murdering unborn babies to cover up his sins.
“Years ago, I selfishly had an affair. I’m not proud of this. Thank God my wife and family forgave me, and we moved past it and have the strong marriage we do today,” he said in a statement.
“I have never, nor would I ever, pay for an abortion,” he added.
The Republican said he is looking at "legal remedies" over Grace's "categorically false and easily disproven" allegations.
