Sometime 2017. “In 2017, Representative Gaetz engaged in sexual activity with a 17-year-old girl.” …. “Under Florida’s statutory rape law, it is a felony for a person 24 years of age or older to engage in sexual activity with a 16- or 17-year-old. 17 A person charged with this offense may not claim ignorance or misrepresentation of the minor’s age as a defense.”