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Matt Gaetz accused in suit of sex trafficking two women

The suit, filed by two anonymous women, also names two other people it says coordinated payments, drugs and travel; Gaetz denies the allegations in a statement.

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  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA civil lawsuit filed Thursday in a Florida district court accuses former Republican congressman Matt Gaetz of taking part in the sex trafficking of two young women.

  2. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe two plaintiffs are identified as Jane Does, and the suit alleges that Gaetz and two others coordinated payments, drugs and travel in exchange for sexual acts, according to the Guardian.

  3. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAnd Gaetz denies it?

  4. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHe does. In a statement to the Guardian he denied the allegations, and these are claims in a lawsuit, not findings by a court.

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