Lawsuit Accuses Former Rep. Matt Gaetz of Sex Trafficking

Champaign Urbana & Springfield Decatur, IL, October 15, 2026 —

A lawsuit filed in Florida accuses former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz of sex trafficking two young women between 2017 and January 2019. Gaetz has denied the allegations.

The summary of the case does not identify the women or specify the court in which the lawsuit was filed. It also does not provide the filing date, details of the conduct alleged, or information about what legal claims the lawsuit makes beyond the sex-trafficking accusation.

Gaetz’s denial is the only response included in the available information. No statement from the women or their representatives is provided, and the summary does not describe any evidence or other supporting claims presented in the lawsuit. It also does not say whether Gaetz filed a response in court or whether the case has had any hearings or rulings.

The allegations concern a period beginning in 2017 and ending in January 2019. The information provided does not clarify whether the alleged conduct is said to have occurred throughout that entire period or at particular times within it.

Without further details about the filing or its procedural status, the available account establishes only that a Florida lawsuit makes the accusation and that Gaetz denies it. The outcome of the case and any additional responses were not provided.

Story summarized from the original created by Emily Van de Riet on www.wandtv.com, see more information here.

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