Two women accuse Gaetz of sex trafficking in Florida lawsuit
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The lawsuit adds an allegation that Jane Doe 1 saw Matt Gaetz having sex with a 17-year-old girl, identified in the filing as “Victim A”, who is not a plaintiff. Gaetz denies much of the alleged conduct and says he welcomes the chance to question the plaintiffs; the claims remain allegations in a civil case.
The 33-page complaint was filed in federal court in Florida and also names Joel Greenberg, a former county tax collector, and Christopher Dorworth, a former state lawmaker. The two plaintiffs say they were 20 and 22 when they met Gaetz in 2017, and allege they were recruited through a sugar-baby website and paid more than $6,000 and $4,000 respectively; the filing describes alleged encounters involving drugs and travel to the Bahamas and other locations.
- A plaintiff alleges she saw Gaetz with a 17-year-old.
- The allegation is part of a new Florida civil lawsuit.
- Gaetz disputes much of the complaint and says he wants depositions.
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Matt Gaetz is a Florida politician who served in the US House of Representatives. The lawsuit also names Joel Greenberg, a former local tax official, and Christopher Dorworth, a former state lawmaker.
The case concerns federal laws against sex trafficking, which can cover recruiting or transporting people for paid sexual activity through force, fraud or coercion, and have specific protections for anyone under 18. The women are identified by pseudonyms in court papers, and the claims remain allegations unless established in court.
The dispute matters because it raises questions about how those laws apply to adults and minors, and about the responsibilities of people accused of arranging or facilitating sexual encounters. Civil lawsuits can seek legal remedies, but they do not by themselves establish criminal guilt.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Matt Gaetz sued by two women who accuse him of sex trafficking scheme involving Bahamas trip”.