Two women have filed a federal civil lawsuit against former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz and two others. They accuse the three men of taking part in an alleged sex trafficking scheme involving young women, drugs and travel across state lines.
Gaetz also resigned from Congress in 2024, as the House Ethics Committee was close to completing its investigation into his alleged misconduct, as per reports. The lawsuit adds to the sex scandal surrounding Gaetz, which led President Trump to drop his nomination for US attorney general.
Gaetz’s response and the Ethics Committee report
The incidents took place from 2017 to January 2019. Jane Doe 1 was 20 and Jane Doe 2 was 22 when they were introduced to Gaetz in the summer of 2017, according to the lawsuit. Gaetz used two friends to find young women and give them drugs so that sexual encounters could happen, according to the lawsuit. Because much of the conduct alleged against me is false, in a statement to Miami Herald, he said: “I look forward to taking the plaintiffs’ depositions.
Both said they had no stable income when Greenberg recruited them. Drugs were given to the women at parties and at private homes used for the encounters, according to the complaint. The lawsuit also says: “At the time of this venture, Gaetz was a sitting member of Congress, holding himself out to be one of President Donald J Trump’s closest confidants and most loyal supporters.
The friends are Joel Greenberg, the now-convicted former Seminole County tax collector, and Christopher Dorworth, a former Florida GOP House member. Gaetz has denied part of the claims. The lawsuit relies almost exclusively on a Congressional Committee report that didn’t allow me to confront my accusers. Now I will finally have that chance.”
