Former GOP operative Anton Lazzaro denies sex trafficking accusations in trial.

Tony Lazzaro, a former Minnesota Republican political operative and top donor, testified in his own defense in his sex trafficking trial, denying that he paid for sex or the recruitment of young partners. He admitted to having sex with at least some of the five girls, who were 15 and 16, but denied that he paid them for sex. Lazzaro said he joined SeekingArrangement, a site that connects generally wealthy men with younger partners, back in 2013, but denied that he met his co-defendant Gisela Castro Medina on the site and paid her to find other sex partners for him.