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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Jasmine Fernández

Trump’s first attorney general pick Matt Gaetz named as defendant in civil suit alleging sex trafficking

A federal civil lawsuit has been filed against former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz, accusing him of participating in a sex trafficking network that supplied young women with drugs across state lines - (Getty Images)

President Donald Trump’s initial pick to be U.S. attorney general, 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.

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