Former Congressman Matt Gaetz was found to have used illegal drugs such as cocaine and ecstasy while paying for sex with multiple women. Among them was a 17-year-old high school junior who had sex in front of others, the damning draft revealed. House Ethics Committee Report.
The 37-page investigative conclusion alleges that Gaetz refused to comply with subpoenas for interviews and “deliberately withheld information,” according to a copy. Retrieved from Just the News.
Still, “the committee found substantial evidence that Congressman Gaetz violated House rules and other standards of conduct prohibiting prostitution, statutory rape, illegal drug use, impermissible gifts, special favors and privileges, and obstruction of Congress.'' I concluded that there was.”
“From 2017 to 2020, Congressman Gaetz paid tens of thousands of dollars to women that the Committee determined were likely connected to sexual activity and drug use,” the lawsuit alleges.
Gaetz, 42, resigned from Congress on Nov. 13, hours after President-elect Donald Trump nominated him to be the next attorney general, but was cleared of sexual misconduct by a Congressional ethics investigation and a previous Justice Department investigation. Suspicions of drug involvement and drug involvement have surfaced. In the end, he had to withdraw from the recognition fight.
The commission said it received testimony showing that at a party in 2017, Gaetz engaged in sexual activity with “Victim A,” a 17-year-old who had just finished her senior year of high school.
“Gaetz had sex twice during the party, and at least once in front of other party attendees,” the draft report alleges.
“Victim A recalled receiving $400 in cash from Congressman Gates that night, which she understood to be payment for sex,” the committee wrote.
“Victim A stated that she did not tell Representative Gaetz that she was under the age of 18 at the time, nor did he ask her age,” the report states, adding that the girl's failure to tell her age is not an issue under Florida law. He emphasized that no.
However, the investigation does not believe Gates violated any sex trafficking laws.
Gates confirmed to Just the News late Sunday that the details are consistent with what he had been told the draft would include.
He denied the charges, saying the payments were gifts for his girlfriend, and reiterated that no charges had been filed against him.
He claimed that claims that he “may have engaged in sexual misconduct, including violations of federal laws regarding sex trafficking and state laws regarding prostitution and statutory rape,” are “false.”[t]These allegations were investigated by the Department of Justice, but the investigation was permanently discontinued. ”
He also denied using illegal drugs and having sex with a minor.
Among the report's most shocking findings are allegations of drug- and sex-fueled partying, including a trip to the Bahamas in 2018 where witnesses said he used ecstasy. , including claims that he had sexual relations with four women.
The women who testified about sexual encounters with Gates said it was consensual, the report said.
However, one person pointed out that drug use at parties “can have negative effects on the body.”[ed their] “The ability to really know what's going on, or fully agree,” while another said, “When I look back at a particular moment, I feel violated.”
The report also found “substantial evidence” of Gaetz's illegal drug use.
The commission reportedly obtained text messages he sent in which he referred to drugs as “party favors,” “bread rolls,” and “vitamins.”
The investigation also found that Gaetz created a fake email from his Capitol Hill office “for the purpose of purchasing marijuana.”
