It’s been a year since these findings.
No criminal charges have been filed.
The facts are as follows. Nearly a year ago, the House Ethics Committee concluded that Matt Gaetz engaged in sexual activity with a 17 year old minor. No charges followed. No public reckoning. Just time, distance, and the quiet bet that people would look away.
After a lengthy investigation, the House Ethics Committee released its final report detailing sex, drug, corruption, and obstruction allegations against Gaetz. The committee was bipartisan, and composed equally of Democrats and Republicans and, at the time, was led by a Republican Chair and a Democratic Ranking Member.
Gaetz tried to keep that report buried, including by filing a federal court action to block its release. He failed. The facts came out anyway.
Specifically the Committee found and reported at page 2:
