Oh, and a recent
report says the following, according to an attorney representing two of the women involved:
- Two women say that Gaetz paid them for sex at one of Joel Greenberg's parties. Both were over 18.
- One of the women, who was 19 at the time, saw her 17-year-old friend have sex with Gaetz. The then-17-year-old has not confirmed this, and is not represented by this attorney.
- The woman asserts that Gaetz did not know her friend was 17. When he learned it later, he cut off contact, and resumed it when she turned 18.
- Gaetz paid for both to travel with him once the younger girl was 18, and again they both had sex with him. However, while he paid for their travel, he did not pay for the sex that time. If true, there was nothing illegal about this trip.
I think I believe all of this.
Therefore, it isn't fair to call Gaetz a pedo, as he actually ceased contact with the 17-year-old once he learned her age. However, all of the above behavior is not befitting of a Congressman, and definitely not of the US Attorney General. I also don't believe criminal charges are warranted here, even though Gaetz technically broke the law.