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{"id":27501,"date":"2026-10-15T19:19:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T19:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/2-women-accuse-matt-gaetz-of-sex-trafficking-in-new-lawsuit\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T19:19:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T19:19:45","slug":"2-women-accuse-matt-gaetz-of-sex-trafficking-in-new-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/2-women-accuse-matt-gaetz-of-sex-trafficking-in-new-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"2 women accuse Matt Gaetz of sex trafficking in new lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>TALLAHASSEE, Florida \u2014 Two women this week sued former GOP Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz and two others \u2014 including a former state legislator \u2014 in federal court and accused the men of engaging in an alleged sex trafficking scheme during a time when Gaetz was still in Congress.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit, which seeks damages from Gaetz and other defendants, was filed in Orlando by two women who were in their early 20s when they first met Gaetz. The women are not named in the lawsuit. The details mirror allegations that were at <a href=\"https:\/\/links.us1.defend.egress.com\/Warning?crId=6ad11b1b237c785ed1227820&amp;Domain=politico.com&amp;Threat=eNpzrShJLcpLzAEADmkDRA%3D%3D&amp;Lang=en&amp;@OriginalLink=www.politico.com&amp;Base64Url=eNoFwgsKgCAMANATzZklfW4jZjpIJzoYdPp4r4j0eSGqqun8klBkE7liSzrRWbfh4tCtWIMI5JDkgySF4oSROg-Bh9pNLU-wdjn9sfsfxB0cKg%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\">the center of a House Ethics Committee probe that found Gaetz<\/a> had sex with a minor, solicited prostitutes and used illegal drugs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe defendants collectively used their public office, power, and wealth to prey on the economic vulnerability of the plaintiffs to commit the acts outlined below,\u201d states the 38-page lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>That House probe helped derail Gaetz\u2019s bid to become attorney general under President Donald Trump. He resigned from his Northwest Florida congressional seat to seek the post but decided to withdraw his name ahead of a potentially messy confirmation battle in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz, who has repeatedly denied he ever had sex with a minor, said he would vigorously contest the allegations in the lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI look forward to taking the plaintiffs\u2019 depositions because much of the conduct alleged against me is false,\u201d Gaetz said in a text message. \u201cThe lawsuit relies almost exclusively on a Congressional committee report that didn\u2019t allow me to confront my accusers. Now I will finally have that chance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The civil suit is the latest development in the long-running scandal involving Gaetz, a former ally of Trump who has continuously denied any involvement in underage sex or trafficking of women <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/03\/30\/us\/politics\/matt-gaetz-sex-trafficking-investigation.html\" target=\"_blank\">after news broke in 2021 that the Justice Department<\/a> was investigating him.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit this week by Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2 was <a href=\"https:\/\/links.us1.defend.egress.com\/Warning?crId=6ad11b1b237c785ed1227820&amp;Domain=politico.com&amp;Threat=eNpzrShJLcpLzAEADmkDRA%3D%3D&amp;Lang=en&amp;@OriginalLink=www.miamiherald.com&amp;Base64Url=eNo1yUsOgyAQANATKfIVmjRd9CQwMygJiNFJuX676eot3s583g8hxhhzK7GVna5YcYbexEHjFmevhQvc09Y_dB2NDhY3R6bpPyJePyppuTptvA7zzq2-tpL53ZGemlalwIPxiUimHA1ZSBgQrEp2iQGlDtJbl61D5yWgXnJcrTPGZQX4BdWcNq8%3D\" target=\"_blank\">first reported by the Miami Herald<\/a>. It alleges that Gaetz and former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg \u201ccoordinated the recruitment, payments, drugs and travel to obtain commercial sex acts from young women.\u201d The lawsuit includes former Florida legislator and lobbyist Chris Dorworth because his Central Florida home was the site of a party where he allegedly \u201cparticipated in the activities alleged there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Greenberg is serving an 11-year federal sentence after he pleaded guilty to multiple federal offenses including underage sex trafficking of a minor and wire fraud. Greenberg cooperated with federal investigators who were probing Gaetz <a href=\"https:\/\/links.us1.defend.egress.com\/Warning?crId=6ad11b1b237c785ed1227820&amp;Domain=politico.com&amp;Threat=eNpzrShJLcpLzAEADmkDRA%3D%3D&amp;Lang=en&amp;@OriginalLink=www.politico.com&amp;Base64Url=eNoFwgEKgCAMBdATzT-1ILqNmKRRTnIw6PTxXlUdcwfMzA25m7YsLsuDXmwicIjgAL_ikItMulKu6T0LnanoR8y8RV78D3TiFzQ%3D\" target=\"_blank\">but the U.S. Department of Justice closed the investigation without filing charges.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit says it \u201carises from the recruitment and sexual exploitation\u201d that occurred from 2017 through January 2019 and included trips to various locations such as Las Vegas, New York City and the Bahamas. It accuses Gaetz and Greenberg of making promises to help the two women financially or with college bills.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey led her to believe they would resolve her financial needs as long as she continued to perform sexual acts for them and their associates,\u201d the lawsuit states about Jane Doe 1. \u201cThey used the age, wealth and political power gap between themselves and Jane Doe 1 to keep her compliant and silent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jane Doe 2, the lawsuit states, was \u201cpaid less\u201d than promised and \u201cthrough this pattern defendants caused Jane Doe 2 to believe she would lose her education and serious financial harm if she stopped performing sexual acts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stencer Kuvin, a West Palm Beach attorney representing the two women, said in an email that federal law designed to protect sex trafficking victims has a 10-year statute of limitations \u201cwhich potentially could run [out] next year based upon the allegations in the complaint.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz, a firebrand and ally of Trump, was once seen as a potential candidate for Florida governor or attorney general. Since he left Congress, he has hosted his own show on the One America News Network and he was appointed to the board of a nonprofit charged with distributing proceeds from a settlement Florida received after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill along the Gulf Coast.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TALLAHASSEE, Florida \u2014 Two women this week sued former GOP Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz and two others \u2014 including a former state legislator \u2014 in federal court and accused the men of engaging in an alleged sex trafficking scheme during a time when Gaetz was still in Congress. 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