When Donald Trump appointed Matt Gaetz as the US attorney general, he drew a significant media attention. However, he left the US House of Representatives in November, is currently in the news after a House Ethics Committee investigation exposed a number of unethical and unlawful activities, including having sex with a 17-year-old girl.
About the allegation charged on Matt Gaetz
The former congressman from Florida has denied any misconduct. He “violated House Rules, state and federal laws, and other standards of conduct prohibiting prostitution, statutory rape, illicit drug use, acceptance of impermissible gifts, the provision of special favours and privileges, and obstruction of Congress,” according to the 37-page report, which was made public on Monday, December 23.
According to the report, which was the result of a years-long investigation, there was “substantial evidence” that Gaetz “regularly paid women for engaging in sexual activity with him” between 2017 and 2020 and “multiple different occasions” between 2017 and 2019 in possession of illegal drugs, including cocaine and ecstasy. We examine the most important lessons to be learnt from this shocking study.
Gaetz sexually assaulted a minor
There is sufficient proof that Gaetz, then 35, had intercourse with a 17-year-old in July 2017, according to the House Ethics Committee report. According to the report, the woman “had just completed her junior year of high school” and was named Victim A. In Florida, the consent age is 18.
The youngster recalled that she “received $400 in cash from him” after Gaetz had sex with her twice, according to the report. According to the investigation, the lady had witnessed Gaetz take cocaine at the party and had used ecstasy that evening.
