Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) vehemently denied claims he burned and beat his ex-wife Thursday after pictures surfaced purportedly displaying the aftermath of the alleged bodily abuse amid an ugly baby custody battle.
Emily Moreno – Miller’s ex-wife and the daughter of Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) – has been documenting the alleged abuse for years in stunning selfies, obtained by the Day by day Mail, which seem to point out bruises on her arms and torso and burns on her chest from the Republican congressman’s purported matches of rage.
The newest occasion of alleged abuse befell on Feb. 1, after an argument broke out when Moreno, 32, went over to Miller’s Ohio dwelling to select up their 2-year-old daughter, in keeping with the claims.
Miller, 37, allegedly grabbed and hit Moreno in entrance of their daughter, leaving black and blue and purple marks on her arms, elbow and stomach.
Moreno snapped pictures in entrance a WC mirror the next day, displaying her accidents.
The Bay Village Police Division confirmed that it responded to a report of kid abuse on that date and that an investigation is ongoing, in keeping with the outlet.
In an earlier incident, Miller allegedly hurled a pot of boiling water at Moreno throughout a June 9, 2024, argument.
A few of the boiling water hit Moreno within the chest and he or she took pictures of her accidents the identical day, sources advised the outlet.
One picture confirmed Moreno along with her T-shirt collar pulled down, revealing redness throughout her higher chest.
Their daughter was at dwelling and searching on when the alleged incident befell, sources mentioned.
A handwritten apology be aware, which didn’t reference bodily abuse, was allegedly penned by Miller to Moreno on the day of the incident.
“I don’t know what to do. I do know you like me, defend me, and look after me. I failed to try this for you,” Miller allegedly wrote. “I’m sorry and I simply need to shut my eyes and get up and all the things be regular.
“I do know that gained’t occur. I’m sorry I failed you and [their daughter]. It’s consuming me alive. I like you, even in the event you suppose I don’t. I like you a lot. I’m so sorry. I’m only a f–okay up and nugatory.”
The couple filed for divorce two months after the alleged water-throwing incident.
“The photographic proof speaks for itself. These photographs, mixed with the documented historical past in court docket filings, instantly contradict years of Mr Miller’s denial,” Moreno’s legal professional advised the Day by day Mail. “Any declare that Ms Moreno fabricated these allegations collapses within the face of contemporaneous bodily proof.”
“It’s unlucky that these issues have develop into public when Ms Moreno has made each effort to maintain them non-public and out of court docket for the sake of their daughter,” her legal professional added. “However the ongoing sample of conduct, coupled with the continued denials, has made silence not potential.”
Miller denied the accusations in a prolonged social media publish, during which he included proof he claims refutes the allegations of abuse.
“The ethical of the story is that this. My ex-wife wants assist,” the congressman wrote on X. “She is extra targeted on hurting me than loving our baby.
“She doesn’t want ‘journalists’ that do nothing greater than copy and paste what they obtain from horrible attorneys, convincing somebody that it will assist them in court docket…it gained’t.”
Miller shared doorbell digicam footage from the day of the alleged Feb. 1 assault displaying Moreno leaving his dwelling with their daughter and later returning for his or her canines.
“Sure, I even mentioned I like you on their means out,” Miller famous, including, “Why would she [return to get the dogs] if she was afraid?”
Miller beforehand attested in a court docket doc that his girlfriend was on the dwelling when the alleged assault befell, however later retracted the declare.
The congressman additionally shared an audio recording of Moreno, dated Aug. 7, 2024 – after the alleged boiling water incident – the place his ex tells him: “You’re a very type particular person and I don’t suppose you’d ever harm me bodily.”
Miller, who was elected to the Home in 2022, did a number of stints within the first Trump administration, together with a Treasury Division function, serving as an affiliate director of the Presidential Personnel Workplace, and as a particular assistant to the president.
The second-term congressman beforehand had a nasty defamation battle with former White Home press secretary Stephanie Grisham, his ex-girlfriend, over a e book she wrote detailing alleged “abusive” and “violent” conduct from an unnamed White Home staffer.
Within the secret audio recording shared by Miller, Moreno seems to refute Grisham’s allegations, suggesting what she wrote was “merciless” and “evil.”
Reps for Miller and Moreno didn’t instantly reply to The Publish’s requests for remark.
