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Matt Gaetz faces sex trafficking lawsuit from two women

Two women filed a federal civil lawsuit accusing former Rep. Matt Gaetz and two co-defendants of sex trafficking, which Gaetz denies.

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  • Two women identified as Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2 filed a civil lawsuit in federal court in Florida against Matt Gaetz, Joel Greenberg and Christopher Dorworth.
  • The lawsuit alleges the defendants coordinated recruitment, payments, drugs and travel to obtain commercial sexual acts from the women during 2017 through January 2019.
  • Gaetz said in a statement that much of the alleged conduct is false and that he looks forward to taking the plaintiffs' depositions.
  • Gaetz said the lawsuit relies almost exclusively on a Congressional Committee report that did not allow him to confront his accusers.
  • Greenberg, a former Seminole County tax collector, pleaded guilty to federal offenses including sex trafficking of a child and was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison.
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Calls the lawsuit an explosive new trafficking case

Raw Story: Disgraced ex-GOP congressman faces explosive new sex trafficking lawsuit

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Raw Story frames the suit as an explosive new legal threat that revives a scandal which helped derail Gaetz's attorney general nomination.

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Reports Gaetz accused of trafficking two women

The Guardian US (Politics): Matt Gaetz accused in suit of sex trafficking two women in Florida

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The Guardian US reports the lawsuit as the latest development in a long-running sexual abuse scandal, detailing the allegations and Gaetz's denial.

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Mainstream liberal outlets such as CNN, MSNBC, NPR and The Washington Post. Usually focuses on who is affected, climate, public institutions and criticism of the Trump administration.

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Right: Notes Gaetz denies the trafficking allegations

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Notes Gaetz denies the trafficking allegations

The Daily Wire: Disgraced Congressman Matt Gaetz Hit With Sex Trafficking Lawsuit

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The Daily Wire stresses Gaetz's denial and his statement that the suit relies on a Congressional report that did not let him confront his accusers.

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Mainstream conservative outlets such as Fox News, the Washington Examiner and the New York Post. Usually focuses on costs, security, government overreach and Democratic policy.

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Left: Reports Gaetz accused of trafficking two women

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