Trump's first attorney general is accused of sex trafficking

Two women have sued former US Representative Matt Gatz, accusing him and other defendants of running a sex trafficking ring. Read the full article on RT.com.

Two women have filed a federal lawsuit accusing former U.S. Rep. Matt Gatz, President Donald Trump's first pick for attorney general, of participating in a sex-trafficking ring while serving in Congress. Gutz has faced similar allegations for years and has denied any wrongdoing.

The suit, filed Thursday in Florida, alleges that Gutz and several other men, including former Seminole County tax collector Joel Greenberg and former Florida legislator Christopher Durworth, sexually abused the plaintiffs between 2017 and 2019.

The women, identified as Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2, are seeking unspecified damages under the federal Victims of Trafficking Protection Act.

According to the complaint, Greenberg recruited financially vulnerable young women through a dating website and introduced them to Gaetz.

The lawsuit alleges that Gatz had sex with Jane Doe 1 and a 17-year-old girl at a party in July 2017 where drugs were being distributed. He allegedly paid the minor $400 in cash and three days later transferred $500 to Jane Doe 1.

Gatz and Greenberg subsequently made at least 19 payments to Jane Doe 1, ranging from $150 to $1,000. Jane Doe 2 claimed she first had sex with Gatz in October 2017.

The plaintiffs also accused the defendants of supplying drugs and paying for trips to Miami, Las Vegas, the Bahamas and other destinations in exchange for sex.

The men allegedly used their "public positions, power and wealth to prey on the plaintiffs' economic vulnerability," the lawsuit states. Both women were in their early twenties when they met Gutz.

Greenberg pleaded guilty in 2021 to federal charges, including sex trafficking of a minor, and was sentenced to 11 years in prison.

Gutz responded to X on Thursday, appearing to mock the lawsuit, posting a photo of three women in swimsuits overlooking the ocean in the Bahamas.

“Jane Doe strikes again!” she wrote. And he sarcastically asked why no one had responded to the women's possible cries for help on Instagram. He later told reporters that he was looking forward to the charges being dismissed.

Jane Doe strikes again! Two adult women filed complaints against me today claiming they were sex trafficked to the Bahamas. I am shocked that no one responded to their repeated cries for help posted on Instagram.

— Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) October 15, 2026

In December 2024, the House Ethics Committee reported that it had found "substantial evidence" that Gates paid women, including a 17-year-old girl, and used illegal drugs while on the job.

A separate Justice Department investigation ended without charges in 2023.

In November 2024, Gatz withdrew from consideration for Trump's attorney general post after several Republican senators announced their opposition to Trump's nomination over the allegations.