Gaetz Probed Over Sexual Relationship with 17-Year Old

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) “is being investigated by the Justice Department over whether he had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old and paid for her to travel with him,” the New York Times reports.

“Investigators are examining whether Mr. Gaetz violated federal sex trafficking laws… A variety of federal statutes make it illegal to induce someone under 18 to travel over state lines to engage in sex in exchange for money or something of value. The Justice Department regularly prosecutes such cases, and offenders often receive severe sentences.”

“The investigation was opened in the final months of the Trump administration under Attorney General William P. Barr.”