LAKE CITY, Fla. — A circuit court judge on Tuesday ordered Florida Congressman Cory Mills not to come within 500 feet of his ex-girlfriend and said in his ruling that the reigning Miss United States is “a victim of dating violence.”

Lindsey Langston — who also is a state GOP committee woman — had sought a restraining order against the 45-year-old Republican congressman, whose district includes Seminole County.

Langston, a 26-year-old Columbia County resident, accused Mills of threatening to release nude images of her and physically harm her future boyfriends.

Mills had vehemently denied Langston’s allegations, but Circuit Judge Fred Koberlein Jr. said he found her testimony believable while Mills’ was untruthful.

The pair were in a romantic relationship for several years.

Koberlein also ordered Mills to not have any contact with Langston and he cannot refer to her on social media — including Instagram, Facebook or Twitter.

Koberlein said in his ruling that he found Mills’ testimony about his relationship with Langston as “difficult to comprehend and for the most part incomprehensible.”

The ruling came after two days of testimony at a small historic courthouse in Lake City, a small North Florida town where Langston lives.

First elected in 2022 and winning re-election last year, Mills has been a strong supporter of President Donald Trump. His district also includes portions of Volusia County.

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