Taylor calls the indiscretion inappropriate and says the number doesn't matter
Brent TaylorTennessee state senator and Republican nominee for Tennessee's 9th Congressional District, speaking to the Williamson Scene before a rally in Franklin
Before a Republican rally in Franklin, Taylor says that going through each incident serves no purpose, that the indiscretion was inappropriate and he should not have done it, and that whether it was one or 21 does not matter. He says he is willing to be held accountable.
“Whether it was one or 21 really doesn't matter, and I'm willing to be held accountable for the past indiscretions”
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Nashville Scene reports Brent Taylor sent unsolicited nude photos; Taylor calls them past indiscretions his wife has forgiven
The Nashville Scene reported on October 27, 2026 that Tennessee state Sen. Brent Taylor, the Republican nominee in the 9th Congressional District, sent unsolicited nude photos as recently as 2021. Taylor acknowledged sending nude photos in the past, called them indiscretions that his wife and God have forgiven, and called the report a distraction one week before the election. His Democratic opponent, state Rep. Justin J. Pearson, said the conduct reflects predatory behavior.
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The Nashville Scene reports Taylor's remarks before a Republican rally in Franklin on October 27, where he declined to say how many people he had sent messages to. It reports that Taylor says the conduct was consensual and that the Scene confirmed at least one incident was an unsolicited sexual proposition.
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Action News 5 reports a phone interview in which Taylor calls the revelation a politically motivated distraction, says the Scene's report contained some inaccuracies and declines to say whether he sent photos to more than one woman. The story also quotes Pearson's statement and the Rev. Earle Fisher of Abyssinian Missionary Baptist Church.
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The Scene reports that before the event Taylor dodged questions about his sexting, which he says was consensual. It reports that it confirmed on Tuesday evening that at least one incident was an unsolicited sexual proposition. Taylor would not give a number of texts and, upon repeated questioning, referred to incidents. He said going through each of them serves no purpose, that the indiscretion was inappropriate and that he should not have done it.
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Action News 5 also reports that Taylor would not confirm whether he sent messages to multiple women, telling the station that whether it was one or more than one, one was too many.
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The case concerns Taylor's sending of nude photos that sources describe as unsolicited. Taylor says the indiscretion was inappropriate and that he should not have done it, while declining to say how many incidents there were and saying the number does not matter, so his response combines an admission of wrongdoing with a refusal to address its extent.
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Read the full casePearson calls Taylor's 'youthful indiscretion' description a dangerous mischaracterization
“Taylor's belief that sending unwanted naked photos of himself to women at 53 years old is "youthful indiscretion" is a ridiculous and dangerous mischaracterization of the type of predatory behavior that needs to be rooted out of our society and politics.”Read statement
Taylor says 9th District voters aren't concerned about 'this type of past nonsense'
“Tennessee Niners aren't concerned about my family or this type of past nonsense”Read statement
Taylor says the expiration date has come and gone on his youthful indiscretions
“As I near 60 years old, the expiration date has come and gone on any of my youthful indiscretions”Read statement
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