Matt Gaetz pushed for sexual predator legislation. How will that work out for him?
In 2014, long before he became the subject of a federal sex-trafficking investigation, Matt Gaetz pushed Florida to enact what he called a “scorched-earth” policy toward sexual predators.
Gaetz, then 31 years old, served as the chairman of the Florida House of Representatives’ Criminal Justice Subcommittee. He cosponsored legislation that increased the mandatory prison time for convicted sexual offenders, calling it some of the most important work his subcommittee would do.
Gaetz cosponsored legislation that year that would increase Florida’s mandatory minimum sentence for violent sexual offenders to 50 years.
The bill also broadened the definition of “sexual activity” that could qualify as a second-degree felony for a person 24 or older who engages in sexual activity with a 16-year-old or a 17-year-old, according to a staff analysis of the bill.
“If we’ve learned anything from the evidence, it’s that many of these individuals who specifically go out and target the very most vulnerable among us are simply wired differently, and I would like to see them behind bars for 50 years minimum,” Gaetz said
Gaetz, now a 38-year-old Florida congressman, is the subject of a Justice Department inquiry into whether he had a relationship with a 17-year-old girl that violated sex-trafficking laws.
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A PDF file of Greenberg’s plea agreement is on the net, for those interested – like me.
https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/20708965/greenberg-plea.pdf
Tomorrow, Matt’s Protege (Joel G.) will be pleading GUILTY to Federal Sex Charges…Matt, will be eventually charged thru Joel’s Mea Culpas!
Joel has His Little Black Book, sort of Like G. Maxwell on the Epstein Affairs…..
Local government media shill outlet attempts to fabricate fake push back narrative to encourage new legislation next cycle:
Florida lawmaker(s) to push again for ‘lookback window’ allowing sex abuse survivors to sue
SB 946 & HB 23 Would have eliminated the statute of limitations period for civil actions for ALL sexual offenses
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iF8c419kjpc
Okay, so the 2021 Floriduh legislative session has ended [as of 4/30]. Please see updated “2021 Legislation” link at top of this website.
Although only one of the three most onerous bills will become law, HB 141/SB 932, it will be devastating to registrants with minor children who will be involved in custody battles after June 30 this year.
All bills, except HB 371
https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/371/BillText/er/PDF
which would have helped registrants either died at introduction or in committee.
Several bills this session were re-introduced from previous sessions and failed again, but we must remain vigilant because history has shown us that the sponsors will continue to try to get bills of retroactive, never-ending punishments passed.
It is that they guilt tripped the girl about lying to them about her age and didn’t contact her any further… Until after she had turned 18. Our therapists would’ve had a field day with that.