Republican former congressman Matt Gaetz paid over $90,000 for sex, including with a minor, and handed out illicit drug 'party favors,' a devastating official report has concluded. Gaetz, 42, made the payments to women for sex while he was a member of Congress, the House Ethics Committee investigation found. The bipartisan report, released on Monday, said: 'From 2017 to 2020, Representative Gaetz made tens of thousands of dollars in payments to women that the Committee determined were likely in connection with sexual activity and/or drug use.' Gaetz spent more than $90,000 given to 12 different women, the report said. The report included details of two sexual encounters that he had with a 17-year-old girl identified as 'Victim A.' It stated: 'Victim A recalled receiving $400 in cash from Representative Gaetz that evening, which she understood to be payment for sex. 'Victim A said that she did not inform Representative Gaetz that she was under 18 at the time, nor did he ask her age.' In...
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