Republican congressman fires 56-year-old aide caught shirtless in car with a 17-year-old boy he met on Grindr
- Illinois Rep. Randy Hultgren fired a senior aide after he was found in a car with a 17-year old boy
- The 56-year-old aide, Nick Provenzano, at first explained he had his shirt off because it was 'hot' and the two were 'hanging out,' according to an incident report
- The aide was fired over the weekend
- Hultgren's office said they first learned about the incident on Wednesday
- He later said he believed the boy was 18 and the contact was consensual
- Porvenzano was released without charges after the stop
Illinois Rep. Randy Hultgren has fired a senior aide after he was found shirtless in a parked SUV with a 17-year old boy.
The aide, Nick Provenzano, told a police officer who questioned him during the arrest about why he had his shirt off at first said it was 'hot' and the two were 'hanging out' according to an Oct. 21 incident report obtained by Politico.
He also at first said they were 'talking about life.'
Porvenzano served as deputy district director in the exurban district outside Chicago.
The aide was fired over the weekend.
Nick Provenzano was fired from his job as a senior aide to Rep. Randy Hultgren after he got found in a parked car with his shirt off accompanied by a 17-year-old boy
Before the arrest, a suspicious homeowner called police after noticing a parked SUV on a dead end street with the lights off.
A responding police officer observed that Porvenzano had no shirt on, while the boy was fully clothed.
According to the report, Porvenzano stated to one officer that he 'did not want to admit to anything, but stated that contact between him and [the teenager] was consensual in nature, that nobody was forced or coerced each other to engage in any acts they did not want to, and that he believed [the teenager] was eighteen (18) years old.'
Porvenzano was released without charges after being questioned at the stop. Prosecutors did not file criminal charges against him.
Randy Hultgren, R-Ill. represents an Illinois district outside Chicago. His aide Porvenzano was fired over the weekend
Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) claps as President Donald Trump speaks at the National Prayer Breakfast on February 8, 2018 in Washington, DC
The teen later told the cops the two met on the online gay dating site Grindr and that the encounter was sexual in nature.
The partially redacted document does not reveal exactly what happened, but one portion of the interview says the teen 'touched Dominic's [redacted]. The teen then was brought to the McHenry police department to give a statement.
The Northwest Herald reported that at one point Porvenzano pulled down his pants and underwear.
Porvenzano was promoted to Hultgren's deputy district director in 2016.
A Hultgren spokesman told the publication the office only found out Wednesday and placed the aide on immediate leave.
Hultgren, elected in 2010, is a former aide to disgraced former House Speaker Dennis Hastert of Illinois, who went to jail on financial charges after he was revealed to have been making payments to teen he sexually abused.
Democrats say they are targeting the seat, which is rated solid Republican.
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