From the report: “The Committee determined there is substantial evidence that Representative Gaetz violated House Rules and other standards of conduct prohibiting prostitution, statutory rape, illicit drug use, impermissible gifts, special favors or privileges, and obstruction of Congress.”

More: “The record overwhelmingly suggests that Representative Gaetz had sex with multiple women at a 2017 Florida party, including the then-17-year-old, for which they were paid… Victim A recalled receiving $400 in cash from Representative Gaetz that evening, which she understood to be payment for sex. At the time, she had just completed her junior year of high school. Victim A said that she did not inform Representative Gaetz that she was under 18 at the time, nor did he ask her age.”

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    11 hours ago

    The document found gaetz violated floridas statutory rape law.

    The report found many laws broken, but the DOJ was not acting on any of the information during their investigation and it sounds like were not particularly helpful in the House Committee’s investigation.

    So just because gaetz wasn’t charged with anything doesn’t mean that he didn’t break any laws. The house report and appendices have quite a bit of evidence in it including text conversations, interviews with victims, payment history, and more.

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      110 hours ago

      A civil suit might be a winner.