Rep.Ā Matt GaetzĀ was at a 2017 party with a 17-year-old girl at the heart of anĀ alleged sex trafficking scandal, according to legal documents filed Thursday.

The filings cite affidavits based on three witness testimoniesā€”which remain sealedā€”which put the Florida congressman at the party, according toĀ Notus. One witness cited by the filings says the girl, a high school junior, was naked and said people were there to ā€œengage in sexual activitiesā€ while drugs including cocaine and ecstasy were present.

The documents were filed by lawyers trying to recoup legal fees in a lawsuit filed byĀ Chris Dorworthā€”a lobbyist friend of Gaetzā€™s who hosted the alleged party at his Florida home.


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  • Cruxifux@feddit.nl
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    Thinking only smug rich people do cocaine is such a wild take that I donā€™t even know where to start with you man.

    But yes, the cocaine trade has caused immeasurable damage to the world at large.

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      2 months ago

      Yeah, that part was written with some specific people in mind. It has a broader appeal than that. It has, however, also a well established position as a rich personā€™s drug. And fuck those people in particular.

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      2 months ago

      Wait until he finds out where cocaine comes from

      I misread his comment. I thought he was talking about natural drugs