Former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz has been named as a defendant in a federal civil lawsuit alleging he participated in a sex trafficking scheme involving young women and illegal drugs that crossed state lines.

The 33-page complaint was filed Monday in the Middle District of Florida by attorney Spencer Kuvin on behalf of two women identified as Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2.

“I look forward to taking the plaintiffs’ depositions because much of the conduct alleged against me is false,” Gaetz said in a statement. “The lawsuit relies almost exclusively on a Congressional Committee report that didn’t allow me to confront my accusers. Now I will finally have that chance.”

According to the lawsuit, seen by the Miami Herald, the alleged incidents took place between 2017 and January 2019. The suit names two other defendants: former Florida GOP House member Christopher Dorworth and former Seminole County tax collector Joel Greenberg.

Greenberg is currently serving an 11-year federal prison sentence following a 2021 guilty plea for sex trafficking of a minor, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, stalking and conspiracy.

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