This is the first public filing that cites sworn testimony alleging that Gaetz attended one of the long-rumored parties with a teenage girl.

Rep. Matt Gaetz attended a drug-fueled sex party in 2017 with the 17-year-old girl at the center of the alleged sex trafficking scandal, according to legal documents filed to a Florida federal court shortly before midnight Thursday, which cite sealed affidavits from three eye-witness testimonies.

The minor, who was a junior in high school at the time, arrived in her mother’s car for a July 15, 2017 party at the Florida home of Chris Dorworth, a lobbyist and friend of Gaetz’s, according to a court filing written by defense attorneys who interviewed witnesses as part of an ongoing civil lawsuit Dorworth brought in 2023.

The lobbyist claimed he had been unfairly dragged into the alleged sex trafficking scandal that has dogged Gaetz and his allies for years. Dorworth ultimately dropped the case, but lawyers filed these documents in an attempt to recoup attorneys fees for a lawsuit they say should never have been brought.

  • girlfreddy
    601·
    3 months ago

    Finally we’re into the fun part of the 2024 US election cycle where Matt Gaetz gets raked over the coals.

    Popcorn for everyone!!!

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    • peopleproblems@lemmy.world
      31·
      3 months ago

      Unfortunately I doubt it. Maybe in court, but remember, the entire GOP platform is made up of people who think “but I could be this one day.”

      Based on everything I’ve observed, they don’t care about the details of consent and abuse. They see this and think “Nice!” Instead of “what the fuck?”