Updated: Apr 5 2021, 20:36 ET MATT Gaetz admitted he's "not a monk" amid a sex-trafficking scandal, but insisted that the "DC swamp is like the mafia" out to get him. The Florida representative made the claims in a new column, where he strongly denied ever paying for sex or being involved with a teen girl, as allegations have claimed. 5 5 Gaetz is engaged to Ginger LuckeyCredit: Getty News broke last week that Gaetz was being investigated by the Justice Department, and multiple scandalous allegations have come out since. Gaetz, however, has insisted that the stories are just that -- and are being perpetuated by people who are out to get him.