A sex scandal broke out after a former Apex City Councilman claimed North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland County) had an affair with his wife. Further, the suit alleges that Moore engaged in group sex with others seeking political favor. I think I just threw up a little bit in my mouth.

Here in N.C., you can sue the person that had sex/an affair with your spouse. Scott Riley Lassiter says that the affair resulted in the "destruction" of his marriage, according to WRAL.

Via WSOC-TV:

Scott Riley Lassiter is suing Moore and an unnamed John Doe defendant for several claims, including alienation of affections and civil conspiracy.

Channel 9 obtained the court documents, which allege that Moore "used his position as Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives to initiate contact and develop a personal relationship with Mrs. Lassiter, despite knowing that she was married to Plaintiff."

The suit says Lassiter's spouse worked in the state government, and she had known the Republican Speaker for years. Jamie Liles Lassiter is currently the executive director of the North Carolina Conference of Clerks of Superior Court.

Moore's attorney said he looks "forward to meeting Mr. Lassiter in the courtroom. We are confident the Speaker will be vindicated."

Meanwhile, Lassiter's wife defended Moore.

"The claims are not only false but impossible as we've been separated with a signed separation document for years," she told WRAL. "Our marriage was a nightmare, and since I left him, it has gotten worse. We are reaching the end of our divorce process, and this is how he's lashing out."

However, Lassiter, an Apex councilman from 2011 to 2015, currently serving on the Wake Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors, claims that he set up surveillance on his wife on December 21, 2022, which confirmed that she and Moore were engaged in the affair.

The family values party doesn't seem very family values-y, does it?