Matt Gaetz is NOT a pedophile. To me at least a pedophile is someone who goes after prepubescent kids. I said this in the original thread on this Gaetz stuff. He's not guilty of sex trafficing either.
Apparently, Gaetz is a 40 something year old man that likes partying, doing drugs, and having sex with 17 year olds. In fact he liked it so much that he paid for it and took the 17 year olds with him when he traveled, so that he could have MORE sex with them. Period. That's it.
If true, that makes him a scum bag and a total creep. It may also make him a criminal once specifics of the drug use and exact ages of the women/girls come out. If so, he needs to be charged, tried, and if guilty, convicted. If he's guilty, lock him up. BUT, Innocent until proven guilty for sure.
That being said, from an historical perspective, folks with these types of accusations against them don't get nominated for AG. Certainly not until they've been resolved and the person in question has been exonerated.