Matt Gaetz accused in new court filings of attending drug-fueled sex party with teen

Rep. Matt Gaetz, the MAGA-fied Florida Republican, attended a drugged-up sex party with a 17-year-old girl he has long claimed not to know, according to three eyewitnesses cited in court papers filed late Thursday night.

They said the underage teen showed up in her mom’s car for the July 15, 2017, gathering, which was held at lobbyist Chris Dorworth’s Lake Mary home, NOTUS reported. A high school junior at the time, the girl was provided for the enjoyment of Gaetz and the other attendees who were there to “engage in sexual activities,” while indulging in “alcohol, cocaine, ecstasy … and marijuana,” the court filings said.

The allegations cited are included in sealed, sworn affidavits submitted amid an ongoing civil lawsuit Dorworth brought last year, in which he argued he had been improperly roped into previous sex trafficking accusations levied against Gaetz and his cronies. Gaetz was implicated three years ago as having had sexual relations with underage girls; his onetime friend, disgraced local pol Joel Greenberg, said Gaetz paid him to set up sexual encounters with young women, one of whom was allegedly a 17-year-old girl. A series of Venmo transactions appeared to corroborate Greenberg’s story, according to reports.

But Gaetz flatly denied any culpability, insisting to then-Fox News host Tucker Carlson in 2021: “The person doesn’t exist. I have not had a relationship with a 17-year-old. That is totally false.”

Greenberg is now serving an 11-year sentence on fraud and child sex trafficking charges. Gaetz was investigated by the feds as a potential accomplice, but no criminal charges were filed against him.

Further demonstrating what attorneys say shows Gaetz’s eager participation in the underage sex scheme, the