Headline: Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz Tells the Story of the Teen He's Been Raising Whom He Calls His 'Son'
The two-term Republican congressman surprised many with his Thursday announcement that he's a parent, though he hasn't adopted Nestor: "Our family's defined by love"
Six years ago, Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz says, he met the young boy he now calls his son.
Nestor Galban was 12 and had just arrived from Cuba, where he'd grown up and where his mother had recently died of breast cancer, Gaetz says. Then a state legislator, Gaetz was "dating" Nestor's older sister.
And so Nestor moved in with them — "a modern family," Gaetz says now.
Investigations in to Matt Gaetz:
MAGA lawmaker Gaetz has faced investigations over the last 12 months into allegations he sex-trafficked a 17-year-old girl. News reports last month said the investigation appeared to have stalled. Attorneys close to the case say prosecutors have concerns about the credibility of key witnesses to their case.
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