Johnson County Sheriff Adam King, facing multiple charges, denies allegations of fathering a child in 1999 and seeks DNA testing to refute the claim.
JOHNSON COUNTY, Texas — Johnson County Sheriff Adam King is denying allegations outlined in a recent court filing and is requesting DNA testing to refute claims in the state’s case ahead of his upcoming criminal Trial.
In a response filed on May 26 in Johnson County, King’s attorneys pushed back to dispute allegations about what his attorney calls a false claim about a so-called “love child.” The notice alleges that in 1999, King engaged in an ongoing sexual relationship with a woman identified as T.C., now T.W., involving at least seven encounters at hotels and motels in Fort Worth. The filing also claims the woman became pregnant with King’s child and that he later threatened her following an arrest in 2014 or 2015.
King “categorically denies this baseless accusation,” according to the filing, which characterizes the allegation as “nothing short of slander.”
King’s attorneys contend the allegation is “not warranted by a good faith argument,” and to “put some proof behind what it alleges.”
As part of the response, King is requesting that the state conduct DNA and genetic testing to either confirm or refute the paternity allegation. The filing says defense attorney Matthew J. Smid emailed prosecutors on May 22, 2026, requesting DNA and genetic testing to either prove or disprove the paternity allegation, stating King would voluntarily cooperate with testing through a laboratory accredited by the Texas Forensic Science Commission.
He is also requesting a formal public apology if the allegations are disproven.
Prosecutors previously claimed that King threatened the woman during the arrest and told her if she continued telling people her son was his child, he would “either put her 6 feet under or put her in prison for the rest of her life.” The prosecutors also said the woman remains fearful of King and retaliation.
The allegations are among dozens of prior acts, statements and accusations prosecutors say they intend to introduce during King’s upcoming criminal trial in June.
King faces a criminal trial stemming from allegations of sexual harassment and retaliation involving employees at the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office. Jury selection is scheduled to begin on June 22, followed by opening arguments.
The judge expects the trial to last at least a week, and both sides are likely to file several pre-trial motions for the judge to hear between now and jury selection time.
King and his attorneys are fighting two felony counts of retaliation against a witness, also described in some court records as a “corrupt influence.” They’re also fighting one misdemeanor count of official oppression involving alleged sexual harassment and abuse of office. Prosecutors also filed one felony count of aggravated perjury for allegedly lying to a grand jury under oath about changing an employee’s work schedule after she reported harassment.
King has pleaded not guilty to multiple charges, including official oppression and sexual harassment related allegations involving employees at the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office.