The family of the victim in a child sex abuse case prosecuted by the Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's office is speaking out against the use of the case by politicians, saying they are "tired of being used."Paxton's Democratic opponent, state Rep. James Talarico, in the U.S. Senate race has zeroed in on the case as a major line of attack against the attorney general.

Talarico has held at least two press conferences in recent weeks raising questions about Paxton's handling of the case in which his office offered an initial plea deal of one day in jail to a Waco man charged with repeatedly sexually abusing a young boy."We have not given any statement to Talarico. We have not spoke to him. We are tired of being used in this election. We are tired of lies being told by both Paxton & Talarico, tired of the divide and just tired," the family said in a statement posted on social media by family spokesperson Melissa Dieterich.

Talarico's campaign in a statement Friday said he is joining the voices of many others who are calling for "justice.""This family has gone through hell. They have experienced something unimaginable and deserve our care and respect," said spokesperson JT Ennis.