Over the past year, the Lone Star Project has researched and documented one case after another of Greg Abbott and other GOP officials using their public office to take care of friends, donors and political allies – all at the expense of Texas families.

This week, we’ll open the door on the “Abbott Corruption Closet” and highlight some of the most blatant examples of Abbott and/or his allies betraying Texas.

Skeleton #3:
Has Greg Abbott Investigated Nugent?
Respected Former Prosecutor Wants to Know

Sex with a minor is a felony in Texas without statute of limitations

Greg Abbott clearly won’t apologize for appearing publicly with his “blood brother” Ted Nugent. Apparently, Abbott and his campaign team see Nugent’s admission that he was “addicted” to sex with underage girls as no big deal.

Actually, Texans don’t need an apology. They need the top law enforcement officer in the state to do what he has sworn to do — investigate sexual predators, gather all evidence and hold offenders accountable.

Has Greg Abbott investigated Ted Nugent to determine if he has committed sexual acts with underage girls in Texas – a violation of state laws against indecency with a child? 

If not, why not?

Former prosecutor says Abbott failed if he did not legally vet Nugent

The Lone Star Project asked respected former Tarrant and Dallas County criminal prosecutor, Terri Moore, to review Nugent’s comments about his attraction to underage girls. Moore wants to know whether Greg Abbott has fulfilled his responsibilities as our state’s highest law enforcement official, by researching Nugent’s background and his actions while in Texas. Ms. Moore provided the following statements:

“There is no statute of limitations on second degree felony indecency with a child. If Ted Nugent has engaged in sex with underage girls in Texas at any time, he is subject to prosecution.”

“If there has been no legal vetting of Ted Nugent, Texans have no assurance that Nugent has not abused young girls here in our state – a failure of Greg Abbott’s most fundamental duty as a law enforcement official.”

“Ted Nugent’s public admissions that he has engaged in sexual relations with young girls and had a strong attraction to them would automatically raise concerns with any competent prosecutor.”

“If Ted Nugent had been convicted of the crimes he acknowledges, he would be required to register as a sex offender in our State.”

The facts demand a thorough investigation of Nugent

THE LAW

• Indecency with a child by contact is a 2nd degree felony offense in Texas with NO STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. Those convicted are subject to a punishment of no less than two and no more than twenty years in prison and a fine not to exceed $10,000.

THE EVIDENCE

• Sufficient evidence exists – including his own videotaped statements – that Ted Nugent regularly engaged in sex with underage girls while touring the country. Musician Courtney Love has recounted that she was only twelve years old when Nugent coerced her to perform oral sex.

THE OPPORTUNITY

• Ted Nugent currently lives in Texas and during the past three decades, he has appeared here in concert at least 29 times. Nugent has had countless opportunities to sexually abuse young girls in Texas, indulging his admitted compulsion for underage girls, something he has described as “beautiful.”

THE RESOURCES

• Greg Abbott brags that he oversees 160 law enforcement officers and a special Cyber Crimes Unit committed to tracking down and prosecuting child predators. There is no indication that any of these resources have been used to investigate Ted Nugent, a self-confessed sexual predator.

Without such an investigation, there is no way of knowing whether Nugent has violated state law — or still poses an ongoing threat to young girls in Texas.