Matt Gaetz accused of sex trafficking two women in Florida

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 15 Oct, 18:32 · Archive

Former congressman Matt Gaetz has been accused in a civil lawsuit of participating in sex trafficking of two young women in Florida between 2017 and 2019.

Former congressman Matt Gaetz has been accused in a civil lawsuit of participating in sex trafficking of two young women in Florida. The lawsuit claims Gaetz and two others coordinated payments, drugs and travel to obtain commercial sexual acts from the women, identified as Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2, between 2017 and January 2019. Gaetz denies the allegations. One of the other defendants, Joel Greenberg, a close associate of Gaetz and former tax collector of Seminole County, pleaded guilty to sex trafficking and other federal offences in 2021 and is serving an 11-year prison sentence.

How it is being reported

• Matt Gaetz named as defendant in civil suit alleging sex traffickingThe lawsuit claims the defendants funded trips across state lines to Miami, Las Vegas, New York and the Florida Keys for victims and political figuresIndependent World · 15 Oct, 18:14
• Matt Gaetz accused in suit of sex trafficking two women in FloridaJane Does allege ex-congressman and two others coordinated ‘payments, drugs and travel’ for sexual acts The Republican former congressman Matt Gaetz has been accused of participating in the sex trafficking of two young women in a civil lawsuit filed Thursday in district court in Florida. The allegations, which Gaetz denied in a statement to the Guardian, are the latest developments in a long-running sexual abuse scandal involving the politician who resigned from Congress in November 2024. Continue reading...The Guardian · 15 Oct, 18:08

In this story: Matt Gaetz · Joel Greenberg · Christopher Dorworth · Florida · Seminole County

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