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Matt Gaetz sued over sex trafficking allegations

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Former Florida Republican congressman Matt Gaetz, one of Donald Trump's most loyal allies, is facing a new legal battle after two women filed a federal civil lawsuit accusing him of sex trafficking. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the Middle District of Florida, also names former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg and former Florida state Rep. Chris Dorworth as alleged participants. The plaintiffs claim that between 2017 and 2019 the defendants funded trips across state lines to Miami, Las Vegas, New York and the Florida Keys for victims and political figures, using drugs and targeting young women described as "economically vulnerable." Gaetz, who left Congress in 2024 amid sexual misconduct allegations, has denied wrongdoing and said he would vigorously contest the allegations in the lawsuit. He has also questioned the congressional report on which the plaintiffs rely. Gaetz was previously Trump's first pick for attorney general.

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  1. · La Patilla (outlet profile)

    Matt Gaetz, excongresista de Florida, fue acusado de tráfico sexual de mujeres jóvenes. El excongresista republicano Matt Gaetz, quien fue uno de los más fieles aliados del presidente de EE.UU., Donald Trump, afronta un…

  2. · Clarín (outlet profile)

    Acusan a excongresista republicano Matt Gaetz, exaliado de Trump, de tráfico sexual. Un exlegislador enfrenta una demanda civil por supuesta participación en una red de tráfico sexual, según denuncian dos mujeres en Flo…

  3. · The Independent (outlet profile)

    Ex-Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz sued for sex trafficking allegations

  4. · El Comercio (Perú) (outlet profile)

    Acusan a excongresista republicano Matt Gaetz, exaliado de Trump, de tráfico sexual. El excongresista republicano Matt Gaetz, quien fue uno de los más fieles aliados del presidente de EE.UU., Donald Trump, afronta una d…

  5. · Newsweek (outlet profile)

    Trump Ally Matt Gaetz to Confront Sex Trafficking Accusers Amid New Lawsuit. Former Florida Republican congressman Matt Gaetz is facing a new legal battle after two women filed a federal civil lawsuit.

  6. · The Independent (outlet profile)

    Trump’s first attorney general pick Matt Gaetz named as defendant in civil suit alleging sex trafficking. The lawsuit claims the defendants funded trips across state lines to Miami, Las Vegas, New York and the Florida K…

  7. · Forbes (outlet profile)

    Matt Gaetz Accused Of Sex Trafficking In Florida Lawsuit, Report Says. Gaetz, who left Congress in 2024 amid sexual misconduct allegations, has denied wrongdoing in the lawsuit.

  8. · Politico (outlet profile)

    2 women accuse Matt Gaetz of sex trafficking in new lawsuit. Gaetz said he would vigorously contest the allegations in the lawsuit.

  9. · New York Post (outlet profile)

    Matt Gaetz accused of sex trafficking while still in Congress by 2 women in new lawsuit. Two women filed a lawsuit Thursday against former US Rep. Matt Gaetz, saying they were sexually exploited by him and other men in…

  10. · The Hill (outlet profile)

    Federal lawsuit accuses Matt Gaetz, 2 others of sex trafficking. Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) is being sued by two anonymous women over allegations that he and others sexually exploited them in their early 20s. The l…

  11. · La Tercera (outlet profile)

    Excandidato de Trump a fiscal es acusado de tráfico de mujeres cuando estaba en la Cámara de Representantes. Matt Gaetz y el también excongresista republicano de Florida, Chris Dorworth, fueron demandados como presuntos…

  12. · Aristegui Noticias (outlet profile)

    Acusan a excongresista republicano Matt Gaetz, exaliado de Trump, de tráfico sexual. Matt Gaetz, un excongresista republicano, de los más fieles aliados de Donald Trump, afronta una demanda realizada por dos mujeres don…

Factual core

  • A federal lawsuit accuses former U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida of sex trafficking.
  • The lawsuit names Matt Gaetz as a defendant.
  • The lawsuit was filed in Florida.
  • Chris Dorworth, also a former Republican congressman from Florida, was named as a co-defendant in the same lawsuit.

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