An unidentified person appears to have accessed documents shared among lawyers in a lawsuit that concerns allegations against former congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Florida), according to a person who received an email notifying them of the breach. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter.

The file contains unredacted sworn testimony from an individual who said Gaetz paid to have an inappropriate relationship with her when she was 17, along with other depositions from witnesses involved in the case, said a person who was notified of the hack, which was first reported by the New York Times. Gaetz has denied the allegations.

A person named “Altam Beezley” downloaded the exhibits, according to a confirmation email received from a shared file database.

“I have not been able to identify the person who downloaded the files, but I have contacted the email address provided, asking the person to identify him or herself, instructing that their access is not authorized, and telling them that they should destroy the materials they downloaded,” wrote the lawyer who discovered the breach. “My email was returned because the email address was not found.”

If the files are released publicly, they could identify the individual who have testified against Gaetz.

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