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Did Matt Gaetz Pay a 17-Year-Old Girl for S*x? Newly Released Documents Break It Down
A newly unsealed court case has resurfaced serious allegations against former Florida congressman Matt Gaetz, involving claims from a woman who says she was 17 and homeless when she was exploited by powerful men. Though Gaetz was investigated for child sex trafficking, he was never charged and continues to deny wrongdoing.
Matt Gaetz, then a Florida congressman, is in serious trouble after allegations by a woman that she was manipulated for sex by the former when she was a 17-year-old with a homeless parent.
The woman stated that she wanted money for braces and ended up having sex for money with powerful men. The woman stated that she wanted the world to know and have a better understanding of how she was made a victim of sexual abuse.
The woman stated that she was a high school junior in Florida and was living in and out of homeless shelters. She was working with MacDonald and hoped to save up to afford braces to fix her teeth.
The woman stated that she falsely advertised that she was an adult on a site that matches men looking for “companionship” with young women looking to make money.
NEW: For the first time, the story of the 17 year old girl who testified that she had sex with Matt Gaetz for money.
— Michael S. Schmidt (@nytmike) November 13, 2025
She was living in and out of a homeless shelter. She was working at McDonald's. She had just finished her junior year in high school. And she wanted extra money…
What transpired later would set off a chain reaction and completely change her life. It would also ruffle the political career of Representative Matt Gaetz, the Florida Republican.
For the unversed, the Florida Republican was investigated for child s*x trafficking but was never charged. He was the choicest pick for the post of attorney general by President Trump but after a storm of scrutiny resigned from Congress and then withdrew from consideration as attorney general.
A bipartisan House Ethics Committee inquiry stated that there was sufficient evidence that the Florida Republican had s*x with the 17-year-old. The report included a testimony by a girl detailing how she was paid by Matt Gaetz for the s*x.
However, despite the widespread public furor against Matt Gaetz, the Republican always maintained that he has done nothing illegal, even after the House Ethics Committee indicted him for violating Florida’s statutory rape laws. Worse, scant media focus was forthcoming on the story of how a vulnerable girl was exploited and how she endured the trauma and the ensuing political scandal.
Details only came into the public domain after a media chain, McClatchy newspaper, made a request to a federal judge in Florida, which led to the unsealing of court documents from a related civil case. The documents revealed how the victim, then a homeless 17-year-old high schooler, met Matt Gaetz.
Media outlet The New York Times reached out to the girl’s lawyer, Laura B. Wolf, who finally consented to furnish particulars for the first time of how the girl’s circumstances led her to her encounters with Matt Gaetz. The girl’s lawyer stated that her client believes that the public should have a fuller understanding of how she had been victimized.
Ms. Wolf said,
“The vulnerable circumstances most crime victims face are rarely known to the public. Although my client’s circumstances were revealed outside of her control, I hope it helps for the public to see a fuller and more human picture of her than the press has reported on to date.”
The victim was the chief witness against Matt Gaetz in the Justice Department s*x trafficking investigation, which concluded with the department declining to bring charges.
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