Matt Gaetz accused in new court filings of attending drug-fueled sex party with teen
The IndependentSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Rep. Matt Gaetz, the MAGA-fied Florida Republican, attended a drugged-up sex party with a 17-year-old girl he has long claimed not to know, according to three eyewitnesses cited in court papers filed late Thursday night. Rep. Matt Gaetz with fallen GOP Rep. George Santos But Gaetz flatly denied any culpability, insisting to then-Fox News host Tucker Carlson in 2021: “The person doesn’t exist. Further demonstrating what attorneys say shows Gaetz’s eager participation in the underage sex scheme, the congressman texted with Dorworth some 30 times on the day of the 2017 party, and called him twice before it started, according to a forensic examination cited in Thursday night’s court filings. “She is also lying about Matt Gaetz,” Dorworth wrote, claiming a lie detector test he previously took would verify his version of events.