Gaetz says much of the conduct alleged against him is false
Matt GaetzFormer Republican U.S. representative from Florida and a defendant in the lawsuit, in a written statement
Responding to the lawsuit, Gaetz says in a written statement that much of the conduct alleged against him is false and that the suit relies almost exclusively on a congressional committee report that did not allow him to confront his accusers.
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Matt Gaetz and Joel Greenberg coordinated the recruitment, payments, drugs and travel used to obtain commercial sex acts from Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2 between 2017 and January 2019.
“Much of the conduct alleged against me is false”
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Two women sue Matt Gaetz under the federal anti-trafficking law; Gaetz says much of the alleged conduct is false
Two women identified as Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2 sued former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz in federal court in Orlando on October 15, 2026, under the civil provisions of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act. Their complaint says Gaetz and former Seminole County tax collector Joel Greenberg coordinated the recruitment, payments, drugs and travel used to obtain commercial sex acts from the women between 2017 and January 2019, and that former state representative Christopher Dorworth knowingly took part. Gaetz said much of the conduct alleged against him is false and that the suit relies almost exclusively on a House Ethics Committee report that did not let him confront his accusers. No court has ruled on the allegations.
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Associated Press report on the lawsuit filed by two women against Matt Gaetz, with Gaetz's written response, a description of his post on X the same day and a passage from the complaint attributed to the women's attorney, Spencer Kuvin.
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The Associated Press report says the two women were in their early 20s in 2017 when they met Gaetz through Joel Greenberg, and that the lawsuit says Gaetz provided drugs and paid the women for sex, out-of-state travel, lodging and other expenses.
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In a statement, Gaetz adds that the lawsuit relies almost exclusively on a congressional committee report that did not allow him to confront his accusers, and that he will now finally have that chance.
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The reference point is the conduct the two women allege in their lawsuit: that Gaetz and Joel Greenberg paid them for sex and supplied drugs and travel between 2017 and January 2019. Gaetz says much of that conduct is false, which denies the allegations.
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Read the full caseThe women's attorney says the suit seeks to hold Gaetz accountable for alleged sex trafficking
“Power and privilege are not a license to exploit the vulnerable. Today, we filed suit against former Congressman Matt Gaetz and others to hold them accountable for alleged sex trafficking. No one is above the law!”Read statement
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