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boonecreek

(1,329 posts)
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 04:56 PM Nov 13

Devastating Report Details How Underage Homeless Girl Allegedly Had Sex With Matt Gaetz For Money To Buy Braces

Source: Mediaite

Newly-unsealed federal court documents revealed the devastating story of a homeless 17-year old who allegedly with former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) for money so she could buy braces to straighten her teeth.

A federal judge in Florida unsealed the Civil case documents in October following a request from the McClatchy newspaper chain according to The New York Times.
More at link.

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/devastating-report-details-how-underage-homeless-girl-allegedly-had-sex-with-matt-gaetz-for-money-to-buy-braces/

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Devastating Report Details How Underage Homeless Girl Allegedly Had Sex With Matt Gaetz For Money To Buy Braces (Original Post) boonecreek Nov 13 OP
Common hook pfitz59 Nov 13 #1
First choice for AG in the turd reich... Hugin Nov 13 #2
Same thing hannah Nov 13 #3
And Ivanna rode along... travelingthrulife Nov 14 #32
Literally exactly the kind of stuff that QAnon was saying that Democrats were doing Justice Brandeis Nov 13 #4
And what was the outcome of these accusations, if you can recall? RedArkGuy Nov 13 #26
The outcome? Well they found out the basement Democrats were holding these victims travelingthrulife Nov 14 #33
Gaetz is sick BlueWaveNeverEnd Nov 13 #5
Here it is folks, the 'concept' of the Republican Health care plan. joanbarnes Nov 13 #6
This makes me sick. Irish_Dem Nov 13 #7
Sickening Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 13 #8
Sick and depraved... the American republican party. mountain grammy Nov 13 #9
Damn I want to slap the smirk off that bastard's face. groundloop Nov 13 #10
Revolting. ck4829 Nov 13 #11
Trump tried to make him AG LilyBelle Nov 13 #12
Terrible AllyCat Nov 13 #13
Poor Matt Sane1 Nov 13 #14
He's on OAN. They probably won't care, but I'd imagine it puts the kibosh on his FL Gov aspirations. pat_k Nov 13 #17
Brace for victory! Nasruddin Nov 13 #21
You'd sure think so. rubbersole Nov 13 #24
Slime through and through. Pure slime Evolve Dammit Nov 13 #15
GOP wants a peasant class desperate and easily exploited for money IronLionZion Nov 13 #16
It's fun to fantasize about a world in which he'll face consequences Orrex Nov 13 #18
Definitely a made man Nasruddin Nov 13 #19
Joel Greenberg - 'Memba him? - was the pimp FakeNoose Nov 13 #20
couldf it be possible that Gaetz could be the MOUTH that talks? bluestarone Nov 13 #22
Typical ... women & girls going to law enforcement face men/male culture of ignoring their reports NotHardly Nov 13 #23
I can't read the article because of my ad blocker, Bayard Nov 13 #25
Here's some more: Jack Valentino Nov 13 #30
Kick dalton99a Nov 13 #27
She needs to sue RedArkGuy Nov 13 #28
That Matty Gaez is a class act. I notice he kept low during the election a year ago. Prisons are for exactly the ... marble falls Nov 13 #29
Just like Mr. NotSoBig, eh Matt? Wonder Why Nov 14 #31
She thought that POS was going to pay her thousands for braces? Bengus81 Nov 14 #34
'DOJ 'unreliable witness' republianmushroom Nov 14 #35
News of Gaetz fucking underage girls broke in March 2021. Republicans re-elected him twice after that muriel_volestrangler Nov 14 #36

hannah

(406 posts)
3. Same thing
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 05:15 PM
Nov 13

Maxwell and Epstein did in Palm Beach County. She went to the Palm Beach Mall and to the Royal Palm Beach High School to recruit girls with money and fame.

travelingthrulife

(3,997 posts)
33. The outcome? Well they found out the basement Democrats were holding these victims
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 09:56 AM
Nov 14

did not exist.

Sane1

(187 posts)
14. Poor Matt
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 06:39 PM
Nov 13

Hope this disclosure doesn’t mess with his gig at FOX or whatever conservative TV station has a Matt Gaetz show.

pat_k

(12,569 posts)
17. He's on OAN. They probably won't care, but I'd imagine it puts the kibosh on his FL Gov aspirations.
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 07:29 PM
Nov 13

rubbersole

(10,927 posts)
24. You'd sure think so.
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 08:04 PM
Nov 13

But don't forget we Floridians "elected" Rick Scott governor and senator. Biggest crook in FL government history. Used $67 million of stolen Medicare money to buy the governor's office. Now he's the richest senator in DC. Nice gig if you can get it.

IronLionZion

(50,491 posts)
16. GOP wants a peasant class desperate and easily exploited for money
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 07:07 PM
Nov 13

They want to normalize this type of abuse and make it easier to get away with no consequences.

But sure, we are supposed to fear brown immigrants instead of the predators actually abusing underage girls in America.

FakeNoose

(39,702 posts)
20. Joel Greenberg - 'Memba him? - was the pimp
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 07:49 PM
Nov 13
According to the report by the House Ethics Committee, the girl signed up with a “sugar dating” website that arranged “mutually beneficial relationships,” usually with younger women and older men. That’s when she met Gaetz associate Joel Greenberg who allegedly paid her $400 for sexual encounters.

The documents continued that the girl met Gaetz at a party where she took cocaine and ecstasy and allegedly had sex with Gaetz twice for $400. She later told congressional investigators that she saw Gaetz use cocaine that night.

During a Justice Department investigation into Greenberg’s alleged illegal political activities, the DOJ learned about the girl and the connection to Gaetz, who was first elected to Congress in 2016....

Greenberg, who cooperated in the case against Gaetz, pleaded guilty to underage sex trafficking, wire fraud, stalking, identity theft, producing a fake ID card, and conspiring to defraud the US government. He was handed an 11-year sentence.


From Mediaite (link) https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/devastating-report-details-how-underage-homeless-girl-allegedly-had-sex-with-matt-gaetz-for-money-to-buy-braces/

She was 17 at the time, but she lied and said she was 18. The website never checked her real age, and neither did Joel Greenberg. Woops! I'm wondering if this is what cost him his job? He later resigned from his seat in the House.

bluestarone

(20,900 posts)
22. couldf it be possible that Gaetz could be the MOUTH that talks?
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 07:52 PM
Nov 13

I mean i'm sure he's in this very deep. Might know plenty, and when in a corner, SPILL some beans for us to follow?

NotHardly

(2,378 posts)
23. Typical ... women & girls going to law enforcement face men/male culture of ignoring their reports
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 07:56 PM
Nov 13

... women/girls are routinely ignored by law enforcement and courts routinely given mere slaps on the hands should a male abuser found guilty... see any newspaper over the last 5 years for those men getting light sentencing on charges of rape, sexual assault, spousal abuse, and child abuse.

Bayard

(28,026 posts)
25. I can't read the article because of my ad blocker,
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 09:15 PM
Nov 13

But, I find it hard to believe a homeless girl was just trying to make money for braces.

Jack Valentino

(4,114 posts)
30. Here's some more:
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 10:22 PM
Nov 13

“She was 17 and a high school junior in Florida. She was working at McDonald’s. And she was living in and out of a homeless shelter,” The Times story began. “Hoping to save up to buy braces to fix her teeth, she falsely advertised herself in 2017 as 18 years old on a website that matches men looking for ‘companionship’ with young women looking to make money.”

According to the report by the House Ethics Committee, the girl signed up with a “sugar dating”website that arranged “mutually beneficial relationships,” usually with younger women and older men. That’s when she met Gaetz associate Joel Greenberg who allegedly paid her $400 for sexual encounters.

The documents continued that the girl met Gaetz at a party where she took cocaine and ecstasy and allegedly had sex with Gaetz twice for $400. She later told congressional investigators that she saw Gaetz use cocaine that night.

During a Justice Department investigation into Greenberg’s alleged illegal political activities, the DOJ learned about the girl and the connection to Gaetz, who was first elected to Congress in 2016.

RedArkGuy

(851 posts)
28. She needs to sue
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 09:27 PM
Nov 13

Surely there's an attorney in Florida who would take this on for contingency. Gaetz needs to face some consequences, if only to his checkbook.

marble falls

(69,884 posts)
29. That Matty Gaez is a class act. I notice he kept low during the election a year ago. Prisons are for exactly the ...
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 09:44 PM
Nov 13

... kind of person he actually is. It's been no secret what sick ass is for over a decade. His constituency ought to feel real shame for their choice of Representative.

muriel_volestrangler

(105,306 posts)
36. News of Gaetz fucking underage girls broke in March 2021. Republicans re-elected him twice after that
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 03:02 PM
Nov 14

and then Trump nominated him as Attorney General.

That's how widespread the Republican acceptance for pedophiles is.

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