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Trump Ally Matt Gaetz to Confront Sex Trafficking Accusers Amid New Lawsuit - Newsweek (opens in a new tab)
newsweek.com · 2025-08-25
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Trump Ally Matt Gaetz to Confront Sex Trafficking Accusers Amid New Lawsuit - Newsweek
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Claim 1 of 7Not checkedTwo women filed a federal civil lawsuit accusing Matt Gaetz and two associates of participating in an alleged scheme involving paid sexual encounters, drugs and the recruitment of young women.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 2 of 7Not checkedThe lawsuit alleges that Gaetz, Joel Greenberg and Christopher Dorworth participated in or financially supported a system that exploited vulnerable women between 2017 and January 2019.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 3 of 7Not checkedThe complaint alleges that Greenberg recruited women through SeekingArrangement.com, introduced them to men including Gaetz, and that drugs were supplied at parties and private residences where sexual encounters took place.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 4 of 7Not checkedThe plaintiffs allege that Gaetz paid the women thousands of dollars, with one saying she received more than $6,000 and the other more than $4,000.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 5 of 7Not checkedThe article says one woman claims she witnessed Gaetz having sex with a 17-year-old girl identified in the complaint as 'Victim A'.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 6 of 7Not checkedGaetz denies the allegations and says he looks forward to taking the plaintiffs' depositions because much of the conduct alleged against him is false.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 7 of 7Not checkedThe article says the civil case follows a House Ethics Committee report from December 2024 that concluded there was substantial evidence Gaetz violated House rules and other standards of conduct.View evidenceHide evidence
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