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Gaetz was called as an offender in a suit submitted by 2 ladies in federal court in Florida on Thursday.
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Oct. 15, 2026, 1:25 PM EDT
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz is dealing with extra claims of sex trafficking by 2 females who submitted a civil claim versus him and 2 other guys in federal court Thursday.
The females, recognized as Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2, are implicating Gaetz, previous Florida state Rep. Chris Dorworth and Joel Greenberg, a previous tax collector in Florida’s Seminole County, of “recruitment and sexual exploitation” from 2017 through January 2019. They declare Gaetz and Greenberg, who is serving an 11-year federal jail sentence in Florida on sex trafficking and scams convictions, “collaborated the recruitment, payments, drugs, and travel to get industrial sexual acts from girls,” and implicate Dorworth of “intentionally” taking part.
The 38-page grievance, submitted in the Middle District Court of Florida, explains the accuseds as “males of power, wealth, and benefit who utilized their positions not to secure the susceptible however to prey upon them.”
The fit likewise names as accuseds 3 oral business that seem connected with Greenberg, which it states “provided the cash that moneyed these illegal acts.”
The complainants are taking legal action against under federal laws targeted at fighting sex trafficking and are requiring a jury trial.
In a declaration supplied to the Miami Herald, which initially reported the news on Thursday, Gaetz called the claims “incorrect,” and included that the claim “relies practically solely on a Congressional Committee report that didn’t permit me to face my accusers. Now I will lastly have that opportunity.”
Gaetz suddenly resigned from Congress in November 2024, when then-President-elect Donald Trump revealed he would choose him for chief law officer. Gaetz withdrew from factor to consider for that position after dealing with installing analysis over sex trafficking accusations, which he rejected. Ever since, he has actually worked as a host at the conservative One America News Network.
This is an establishing story. Inspect back for updates
Lisa Rubin added to this report.
Julianne McShane
Julianne McShane is a breaking news press reporter for MS NOW who likewise covers the politics of abortion and reproductive rights. You can send her pointers from a non-work gadget on Signal at jmcshane.19 or follow her on X or Bluesky.
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