Transphobic Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) is facing a criminal investigation for the alleged assault of 27-year-old woman Sarah Raviani. The alleged assault reportedly occurred last Wednesday in his luxury penthouse in Washington, D.C., WRC-TV reported, though Mills has denied any wrongdoing. Mills recently supported legislation to “[restore] the safety and security of America’s women” by deporting people.

The police report of the incident noted that Raviani appeared “physically shaking and scared” in the lobby of a nearby building when officers arrived to investigate her report of a domestic disturbance. She told the officers that her “significant other for over a year grabbed her, shoved her, and pushed her out of the door,” leaving “bruises on her arm which appeared fresh” to police investigators. Her “significant other” is believed to be Mills.

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Their attorney claims the attacks followed a similar pattern.

Police said that Mills instructed the woman “to lie about the origin of her bruises … [even though she] admitted that the situation escalated from verbal to physical, [and] it was severe enough to create bruising.” When an officer said he’d have to arrest Mills, the woman reportedly changed her story, saying that the bruises came from her eczema skin condition and activities from a recent overseas trip to Dubai.

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The Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department said it is investigating both Mills and its own handling of the incident, noting that police made no arrests in the matter.

In January, Mills said he voted for the Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act, a bill that he said would be “a step forward in restoring the safety and security of America’s women and children” by deporting people. The Women’s Refugee Commission wrote that the bill would make it harder for immigrant victims of domestic violence to safely leave abusive situations.