House Ethics draft report accuses Gaetz of statutory rape of 17-year-old, drug use and obstruction

By Free Republic | Created at 2024-12-23 06:17:19 | Updated at 2024-12-23 10:47:53 4 hours ago

House Ethics draft report accuses Gaetz of statutory rape of 17-year-old, drug use and obstruction
https://justthenews.com ^ | 12/23/2024 | john solomon

Posted on 12/22/2024 10:07:09 PM PST by bitt

Gaetz is quoted extensively in the draft report denying each allegation and told Just the News that "these were some women who I dated over the course of a decade, and had relationships with at various times and that I admittedly were generous to."

The House Ethics Committee gathered evidence that former Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida paid multiple women for sex, including a 17-year-old high school junior, used illegal drugs like cocaine and ecstasy and obstructed efforts by Congress to investigate his conduct, according to a draft of its findings obtained by Just the News.

“The Committee determined there is substantial evidence that Representative Gaetz violated House Rules and other standards of conduct prohibiting prostitution, statutory rape, illicit drug use, impermissible gifts, special favors or privileges, and obstruction of Congress," stated the draft of the report slated to be released this week.

The draft report also said it did not find evidence that Gaetz had engaged in sex trafficking as some had alleged, concluding that all the women who traveled with Gaetz out of their home states did so voluntarily even if they accepted payments for sex.

The draft lays out sordid details of Gaetz’s alleged drug-fueled partying with young women based on interviews with those women and eyewitnesses, but saved some of its harshest criticisms for the former Florida Republican’s refusal to cooperate completely with the years-long ethics inquiry.

(Excerpt) Read more at justthenews.com ...

TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: mattgaetz

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1 posted on 12/22/2024 10:07:09 PM PST by bitt

To: null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; AZ .44 MAG; Baynative; bgill; bitt; ...

2 posted on 12/22/2024 10:07:22 PM PST by bitt (<img src=' 'width=30%>)

To: bitt

3 posted on 12/22/2024 10:10:42 PM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within ? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)

To: bitt

Sorry, I no longer believe most women when it comes to allegations of sexual misconduct aimed at Republican lawmakers.

4 posted on 12/22/2024 10:10:43 PM PST by lastchance (Cognovit Dominus qui sunt eius.)

To: lastchance

So, lets now see the reports on all the other lawmakers.

5 posted on 12/22/2024 10:11:24 PM PST by TheConservator (To bar Trump from the presidency, libtards are happy to trash 235 years of the rule of law)

To: bitt

FBI investigated it and even THEY couldn’t bring charges.
It was a scam to bilk money out of him.

But now he will release the Congressional sexual harassment slush fund list. It’s gonna be fun.

6 posted on 12/22/2024 10:15:31 PM PST by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2024... RETURN OF THE JEDI..)

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