GOP Lawmaker Accused of Slapping Aide

A 25-year-old aide to Florida state Rep. Fabian Basabe (R) is accusing the lawmaker of slapping him across the face and telling him to stand in the corner of a room during a reception in Tallahassee, CBS News reports.

The aide, Nicolas Frevola, said Basabe “had been drinking and was mistaken about something that lead him to slap me in the face in front of other people in the room. He then told me to stand in the corner. I was so embarrassed that I did as he asked.”

Basabe expressed shock at the accusation, saying: “What?! I don’t remember anything like that.”