7 7 ▁when ▁Press ler ▁gra bb ed ▁his ▁pen is ▁in ▁a ▁sa una ▁at ▁Houston ' s ▁River ▁O aks ▁Country ▁Club . ▁Press ler ▁was ▁a ▁youth ▁past or ▁at ▁Beth el ▁Church ▁in ▁Houston ▁but ▁was ▁ou sted ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁after ▁church ▁officials ▁received ▁information ▁about ▁" an ▁alleg ed ▁incident ." ▁Att orney ▁Bro oks ▁Sch ott ▁also ▁stated ▁in ▁an ▁aff id av it ▁that ▁he ▁res igned ▁his ▁position ▁at ▁Press ler ' s ▁former ▁law ▁firm ▁after ▁Press ler ▁invited ▁him ▁to ▁get ▁into ▁a ▁hot ▁tub ▁with ▁him ▁n aked . ▁Bro oks ▁also ▁accused ▁J ared ▁Wood fill , ▁Press ler ' s ▁long time ▁law ▁partner ▁who ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁was ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Harris ▁County ▁Republican ▁Party , ▁of ▁failing ▁to ▁prevent ▁Press ler ' s ▁sexual ▁adv ances ▁toward ▁him ▁and ▁others ▁claim ing ▁his ▁ind is cret ions ▁were ▁well - known ▁at ▁the ▁firm . ▁ ▁Form er ▁S BC ▁president ▁Pa ige ▁P atter son ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁accused ▁on ▁multiple ▁occasions ▁of ▁covering ▁up ▁ab use . ▁P atter son ▁was ▁accused ▁of ▁ign oring ▁the ▁claims ▁of ▁sexual ▁assault ▁from ▁Past or ▁Dar rell ▁G ily ard , ▁who ▁was ▁later ▁ja iled ▁for ▁multiple ▁accounts ▁of ▁child ▁sexual ▁ab use . ▁P atter son ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁the ▁law suit ▁against ▁Paul ▁Press ler ▁for ▁helping ▁Press ler ▁cover ▁up ▁the