Matt Gaetz under fire: Sex with minors in focus!

Matt Gaetz under fire: Sex with minors in focus!

Florida, USA - The Ethics Committee of the US House of Representatives has published a explosive investigation report on Matt Gaetz, which is considered one of the most controversial Republicans. The revelations are shocking: Gaetz is accused of referring more than $ 90,000 to a total of twelve women between 2017 and 2020 to pay them for sexual actions, including a 17-year-old. These allegations contain serious crimes such as prostitution and sexual abuse of minors, as can be seen from the report, which includes almost 40 pages and contains detailed information on the case, as krone.at . In particular, reference is made to a party in Florida in 2017, in which Gaetz presumably not only performed offensive with a 17-year-old, but also paid for money. The person concerned stated that he received $ 400 in cash for the encounter.

A central aspect of the report is that there is serious allegations against Gaetz, but there is no clear evidence that he was informed about the age of the girls. According to the state laws of Florida, this could nevertheless be classified as sexual abuse, since minors are unable to give legally valid approvals in accordance with the law. According to the report, Gaetz received main access to these women through a friend, who in turn was imprisoned for serious offenses. This friend contacted young women through a “Sugar dating” platform that is considered controversial because they bring older men and younger women together for mostly commercial relationships, such as Zeit.de describes.

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After the report was published, Gaetz emphasized that the allegations for him are "embarrassing but not criminal". However, he tried to prevent the publication of the report by legal action, but failed. Even if he has lived in an environment of investigations and speculation in recent years, he remains a loyal figure within the Republican Party, especially with the support of Donald Trump, the former President of the United States. After these stressful results, Gaetz also pulled his nomination back for the office of Minister of Justice in Trump's new cabinet and resigned from his headquarters in parliament, which underlines the dimension and seriousness of the allegations.