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r fulji II a llt i .pelf-confidence tidence Is the justice 464....nost attractive quality 1 a girl can possess —Fncla &mord EFTA01682733 Palm Beach billionaire going to jail Story posted 2008.06.30 at 10:35 AM EDT WEST PALM BEACH, FL -- Palm Beach billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein pleaded guilty this morning to two felony charges and will spend the next year and a half in jail. Accused of hiring underage teens for sexual favors, Epstein's charges include offering to engage in prostitution and solicitation of prostitution. Epstein went to jail just before ten this morning. His plea agreement ensures that Epstein will serve a total of 18 months in the Palm Beach Detention Facility. Twelve months for felony solicitation of prostitutes and an additional six for procuring persons under 18 for prostitution. The convictions stem from several incidents from August of 2004 to October 2005. The State Attorney would not say how many female victims there are. She would only say there was more than one adult victim and more than one under-aged victim. After 18 months in the Palm Beach Detention Facility. Epstein will serve another 12 months house arrest at his Palm Beach home. He'll be confined to his home except for work and other activities approved by his probation officer. Twelve months of community service will be served at Epstein's own non-profit, the Florida Science Foundation. The guilty plea and deal end a years long process that could have sent Epstein to jail for 15 years. Wthin two days of Epstein's release he will have to register as a sexual offender - a designation he'll have to keep for the rest of life. Story posted 2008.06.30 at 10:35 AM EDT EFTA01682734 I I t faces another sex suit By LARRY KELLER Paint Beath Post Staff Writer WEST PALM BEACH — For the second time in two weeks, part-time Palm Beach resident Jeffrey Epstein has been sued for more than -60 million by a woman who contends that he engaged in sexual activity with her when she was a minor after enticing her to give him a massage at his home. More lawsuits may follow, Miami lawyer Jef- frey Herman said. "I'm aware of oth- er victims," he said. 1 have been con- tacted." Herman filed a similar lawsuit against Epstein on Jan. 24 on behalf of a girl identified as "Jane Doe," her father and stepmother. The girl, now 17, says she was 14 when she save Epstein a • • • 1 plaintiff's parents Part-time Palm Beacher at odds over suit sexually tinged massage at his home. The latest alleged victim is identified as lane Doe No. 2." She went to Epstein's Palm Beach mansion in 2004 or 2005 when she was 16, the lawsuit alleges. She says another girl recruited her to go there to give Epstein a massage. Once there, she alleges, she was led to an upstairs mom with a massage table. Epstein came in wearing only a towel around his waist and told her to remove her clothes. She did, except for her bra and panties, accord- ing to the lawsuit. Epstein removed his towel, rolled onto his back, mastur- bated and touched Jane Doe No. 2 sexually, according to the lawsuit filed in federal court in West Palm Beach on Wednesday. Jane Doe No. 2 was paid $200 afterward, and the girl who recruited her was given See EPSTEIN, 58 ► _6+4, tVin9 90;i+ trots% Shame I tee rd- madco elvecievo-1 roil Cr e ocksier • ► EPSTEIN from 18 $100, according to the lawsuit. The two attended the same Palm Beach County high school. Jane Doe No. 2 is now 19 and living in Virginia, Her- man said. Both lawsuits contend that Epstein, 55, targeted "economically disadvantaged girls from western Palm Beach County" who were perceived as less likely to complain to authorities, or who whose credibility would be questioned if they did. "Both complaints are full of lies," said Guy Lewis, former US. attorney in Miami and one of Epstein's many attor- neys. Jane Doe No. 2's lawsuit "is an outrageous, defamatory copycat of the first." There has been a twist in the first Jane Doe lawsuit. Her mother in Georgia contends that her former husband — Jane Doe's father — con- sulted with neither of them before filing the lawsuit. She is asking a judge to halt the litigation until her daughter turns 18 in May and can make her own decisions. The mother asked in court filings to be added to the law- suit, saying she "has suffered and will continue to suffer severe mental anguish and pain" as a result of Epstein's "reckless conduct." Jane Doe lust didn't want the lawsuit going forward with the father's involve- ment," said Ted Leopold, the mother's attorney. "She wanted to pursue it on her own. The father essentially did this on his own." Jane Doe has been es- • tranged from her father since Thanksgiving, Leopold said. "That's why it's even stranger what he did," he said. The girl's mother is asking a judge in their divorce case to find the father in contempt • of court for violating their divorce decree by of con- ferrhig with her on f matter involving their daughter "The father has sole custo- dy and has the right to make decisions on his daughter's rights," Herman said. Epstein is a wealthy New York money manager who has counted Bill Clinton, Donald Trump and Britain's Prince Andrew among his friends. He was the target of a lengthy investigation into his activities with girls by the Palm Beach Police Depart- ment that resulted in his in- dictment in July 2006 on one count of felony solicitation of prostitution. That case is pending. Epstein has been sued in New York by a woman who says he had sex with her when she was 16. Herman said he has received calls from others making the same assertions in that state. Herman convened a news conference Wednesday on the middle bridge connecting West Palm Beach and Palm Beach. "This is the bridge ... these girls were recruited to come over and give a massage," he said. "When they crossed this bridge, they had no idea what was in store for them. This is a bridge of tears." Herman has described both Jane Does as typical teenage girls Epstein robbed of their innocence. But Harvard University law Professor Alan Dershowitz, another Epstein attorney, pro- vided the state attorney's of- fice with information gleaned from the myspace.com Web site two years ago showing that some of Epstein's alleged victims boasted of their alco- hol and marijuana use. Herman said the girls' backgrounds aren't relevant to Epstein's purported be- havior "They don't have the mental capacity to consent to something like this with a grown man," he said. elarry_kelletbposlcom EFTA01682735 2C THE PALM BEACH POST • SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15.200' METRO REPORT Weather, traffic, COURTS WEST PALM BEACH — Manhattan money manager and part-time Palm Beacher Jeffrey Epstein is scheduled for a plea conference at the Palm Beach County Courthouse on Most of Jan. 4 — days before his Odd-numbi felony solicitation of pros- titution case is set to go to a.m. Wain( trial. A county grand jury Even-numb indicted Epstein, 54, in July properties 2006 on the single charge. 4-8 a.m. Th. He was accused accusedof arrang- Lake Wor ing to have teenage girls South Pal Epstein brought to his manse and Beach are paying them. The charge week wall is punishable by up to five years in prison. Epstein also faces the possibility of being Odd-numbs marked a sex offender for life. 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Ng ° ta ste vas, veSS1 vie Gsq e Sectstsci of ea to OVe V‘N EFTA01682737 EMINIIIMINIFIIPPIPnieses•••••siViiirrin"nlr • • • Woman sues billionaire investor, says they had sex when she was 16 The Assonated Press NEW YORK - A billionaire investor, already facing jail in Palm Beach County on charges of soliciting under- age prostitutes, is being sued by a young woman who says he had sex with her when she was 16 and had sought his help becoming a model. The lawsuit, filed late Tuesday in Manhattan's state Supreme Court, says finan- cier Jeffrey Epstein had the teen perform a sex act when she brought photographs of herself for him to review in his Upper East Side mansion sometime in 2000. Epstein, 54, a money manager, told the teen he managed finances for Victoria's Secret and "could get you into the catalog" if she were "nice" to him, court papers say. The papers say being "nice" included massages and other favors. When the girl told Epstein, "I am 16 years old and just want to model," he replied, "Don't worry, I won't tell any- body," court papers say. Epstein, said by London's Epstein Mail on Sunday to be a close friend of England's Prince Andrew, has been indicted in Palm Beach on charges of so- liciting underage prostitutes. That case is pending. The girl visited Epstein "several times over the sev- eral months and engaged in bizarre and unnatural sex acts" while she was a minor, the lawsuit says. Epstein "repeatedly re- quested that (the girl) return with her 14-, 15-, and 16- year-old girlfriends, stating, 'Come by with your friends your age next time. Don't bring Sherrie (a mutual friend in her 40s). I girls your age.' " The young woman, now A kept returning to Epstein because she has "mental issues," said her lawyer, Wil- liam J. Unroch He refused to elaborate, but court papers say she was "disabled as a re- sult of severe mental disease and defect." Epstein's lawyer in New York, Gerald Lefcourt, said, "The girl has admitted she is insane, but she can read a newspaper and recognize the word 'rich.'" Lefcourt also said the statute of limitations has expired for the woman's case criminally and civilly, and will almost certainly be r dismissed. He refused to comment on Epstein's Florida charges. Meanwhile, Unroch, 57, also acknowledged that his client was living with him and was at the center of a $10 million lawsuit he filed last year against a neighbor who said he was having sex with underage girls. That case is pending. "What she was doing at 22 is irrelevant to what hap- pened to her when she was 16," Unroch said Wednesday. He went on the say he hoped Epstein would agree to "do right" by his client and re- solve the case out of court. ACrThr AFFOT RET' Tx- EFTA01682738 • • Girl sues Epstein, two others she says conspired in massages Jane Doe,' 17, sues in state court after dropping a federal suit. By LARRY KELLER Palm Reach Post Staff Weiler WEST PALM BEACH - A former Palm Beach Community College student who police say procured underage girls to give Jeffrey Epstein sexual massages at his Palm Beach mansion, and Epstein's personal assis- tant have been sued along with Epstein over their alleged conduct. The girl behind the lawsuit was 14 years old when she contends he engaged in sexual conduct with her after she went to his water- front home in 2005 to give him a massage. Her lawsuit, filed under the name Jane Doe. seeks unspecified damages from Epstein for sexual assault and intentional infliction of emotional distress. She also sued of Loxahatchee and o ew ork City on grounds o conspiracy and civil rack- eteering. "We just want a full measure of justice for this " said her attorney, Ted Leopold. , who attended Palm Beach Com- munity College, was paid by Epstein to bring girls to his mansion for massages and more, according to Palm Beach police. "I'm like a Heidi Fleiss," they said she told them. Her attorney could not be reached immediately fo ent. was an Epstein personal assistant w o arranged the encounters, even escort- ing the girls to his massage room, police alleged. Epstein "These two conspired with him to help with the criminal enterprise," Leopold said. Jane Doe, through her father and stepmother, filed a federal lawsuit against Epstein in January. She dis- missed it after her mother said she wasn't consulted about the litigation and sought to intervene. The mother is acting on her daughter's behalf in the latest lawsuit. Epstein's lawyer has denied the girl's al- legations and said her family is simply at- tempting to get money from a very rich man. Epstein, 55, is a Manhattan money manager who has homes there, in New Mexico and the Virgin Islands, in addition to his $8.5 million Palm Beach mansion. Two other Jane Does have sued Epstein in federal court this year, making similar al- legations to thok of the first Jane Doe. Those cases remain active. Also pending against Epstein in state court is a felony charge of solicitation of prostitu- tion arising from the same alleged incidents with several girls. That case is set for trial in July, two years after he was indicted. Jane Doe's new lawsuit, filed in Palm Beach County Circuit Court, is the most explicit in the only suit to include and detailing Epstein's allege ' nduiiiii it as defendants, and the on y one to make con- spiracy and racketeering allegations. Jane Doe will turn 18 in May. She lives with other family members in Palm Beach County, is nearing graduation from high school and is working part time, Leopold said. • larry_keller@pbpost.com • EFTA01682739 Girls' lawsuit claims sex assaults • The minors are seeking millions from financier Jeffrey Epstein. By BILL DIPA010 Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Two underage girls are ac- cusing Palm Beach financier Jeffrey Epstein of sexually assaulting them in a federal civil lawsuit filed Wednesday by their Miami attorney. Epstein has bt‘en in jail since pleading guilty in June to solicitation of prostitution of underage girls. He is serv- ing an 18-month sentence. "Both girls are seeking a measure of justice. This is a beginning of their healing process," said attorney Jef- frey Herman. Herman is seeking damag- es of more than $100 million. Epstein has the assets to cover the punitive damages, said Herman, adding that the financier owns an island off St. Thomas and property in New Mexico and New York. There are four pending federal civil lawsuits and one in state court pertaining to Epstein's relationships with minors. At least one woman has sued him in New York. Upon his release, Epstein, 55, will be under house arrest for a year and must register BILL INGRAM/Staff Pitotovapher Attorney Jeffrey Herman, whose clients are suing Palm Beadier Jef- frey Epstein, speaks Wednesday outside the county stockade. for life as a sex offender. He will be under a curfew from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. and must have no unsupervised con- tact with anyone younger than 18. He also cannot own nor possess pornographic or sexual materials, according to court documents. The two girls, ages 13 and 16, met with investigators dur- ing the 11-month investigation by Palm Beach police. They are identified as "Jane Doe No. 6" and "Jane Doe No. 7" in documents filed Wednesday in the West Palm Beach sec- tion of U.S. District Court. The 13-year-old visited Epstein's $8.5 million Intra- coastal mansion once and had sex with him, according to the lawsuit. The 16-year- old visited the mansion many times in two years for the same reason, Herman said. Both were brought to the mansion by friends, he said. The charges against Ep- stein stemmed from a com- plaint to Palm Beach police about two years ago from a relative of a 14-year-old girl who had given him a naked massage at his 7,234-square- foot home. He paid the girls $200 to $300 each after the massage sessions, police said. Police concluded that there were several othergirls brought to the home in 2004 and 2005 for similar reasons. Staff writer Larry Keller con- tributed to this story. OB_dipaolo@pbpost.com • EFTA01682740 `This was a typical 14-year-old girl.... What happened here was despicable.' JEFFREY HERMAN, lawyer for parents of girl, now 17, who accuses Jeffrey Epstein of sexual assault Palm Beach man faces lawsuit in teen sex case By LARRY KELLER Palm Beath Post Staff Writer WEST PALM BEACH - The parents of a teenage girl sued part-time Palm Beach resi- dent Jeffrey Epstein for more than $50 million on Thursday, alleging that the wealthy money manager had her brought to his mansion for a massage, then engaged in sexual activity with her. The girl, identified only as Jane Doe, was 14 at the time. She was the youngest of sev- eral alleged victims of Epstein, according to Palm Beach police, who spent 11 months investigating him. The federal lawsuit, filed by Miami at- ' torney Jeffrey Herman, says "Epstein has a sexual preference and obsession for under- age minor girls." Epstein "gained access to primarily disadvantaged minor girls in his home, sexually assaulted these girls, and then gave them money." • Herman, who specializes in child sex abuse litigation, sued on behalf of the girl, her father and her stepmother on grounds of sexual assault, intentional infliction of . emotional distress and loss of parental con- sortium. "Jane Doe ... fell into Epstein's trap and • became one of his victims." the lawsuit says. "We're dismayed by the filing of the law- it, but not surfflised," said Jack Goldberger; one of Epstein's attorneys. "We think this shows what this case is all about: money." He and another Epstein attorney, Lilly Ann Sanchez, launched an immediate counterof- fensive, even showing up at Herman's news conference outside the federal courthouse in West Palm Beach. They distribaed copies of documents showing that the girl's father and Lawyer Jeffrey Her- man (left) conducts a news conference Thursday with the fa- ther and stepmother of a girl who claims wealthy money man- ager Jeffrey Epstein assaulted her in 2005. The parents seek more than $50 million in their lawsuit. Epstein, who faces a prostitution solicitation charge, is scheduled to enter a plea March 10. Battik/GRAM Staff Photographer stepmother have prior arrests for financial crimes the lawyers say show the lawsuit is fi- nancially motivated. Mother Epstein lawyer, Gerald Lefcourt, a prominent New York crim- inal defense attorney, provided some of those V See EPSTEIN, 7B ► • • • EFTA01682741 • Epstein paid girl $300, suit claims • • IP. EPSTEIN from 18 documents to Goldberger. "Jeffrey Epstein did not have sex with this woman," Sanchez said. Herman suggested that Epstein masturbated in front of the alleged victim and used a vibrator on her after she was brought to his home in February 2005. The girl is now 17. "This was a typical 14- year-old girl at the time she met Epstein," Herman said. "What happened here was despicable." The girl told police inves- tigators that she informed ' Epstein she was 18 when she met him, and she said that was her age on her Web page, Sanchez said. The girl's father and step- mother also attended the news conference. "We're very angry," the father said. "It's not right that this wealthy man can fly into town and destroy my daugh- ter's innocence." He did not take questions. Epstein, 55, is a mysteri- ous New York money man- ager who owns a Manhattan mansion, as well as homes in Palm Beach, New Mexico and the Virgin Islands. A Palm Beach County grand jury indicted him in July 2006 on one count of felony solicitation of prostitu- tion stemming from alleged incidents between Aug 1 and Oct. 31, 2005. Epstein is scheduled to enter a plea in the case on Epstein March 10, but he has post- poned other court dates to resolve the case. His in- dictment followed an exhaustive investigation by the Palm Beach Police De- partment, which concluded that Epstein paid underage girls and young women to be brought to his five-bedroom, 7M-bath Intracoastal home for massages and sometimes sex play. Much of the language in the Jane Doe suit mirrors that of police reports in the case. Herman's client said her meeti up by hatches, a Palm Beach Community College student at the time. When Jane Doe arrived at Epstein's home, she was esco E stein assistant, to a room with a massage to le, police reports and the lawsuit say. Epstein walked in wear- ing only a towel, removed it and lay naked on the mas- sage table, the lawsuit says. He demanded that Jane Doe remove her clothing, and she did, except for her under- wear, the lawsuit alleges. The sexual activity followed, the suit says. Epstein p • $300 af- terward, and got $200 for bringing e III to him, that say andahelped Epstein arran e 0 er liai- sons with girls, Palm Beach police concluded. Neither was charged. This is not the first time Epstein has been sued over purported activities with teenage girls. He was sued in New York in October by a woman who says she had sex with Epstein when she was 16 and had sought his help in becoming a model. The lawsuit filed Thurs- day also alleges that Epstein has assaulted girls on his private island in the Virgin Islands. Herman declined to elaborate on that assertion. 0 larry_keller@pbpost.com EFTA01682742 Police say lawyer tried to discredit teenage girls By LARRY KELLER Palm Both Eta $14 wntn Famed Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz met with the Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office and pro- vided damaging information about teen- age girls who say they gave his client. Palm Beach billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, sexually charged massages, according to police reports. The reports also state that another Epstein attorney agreed to a plea bargain that would have allowed Epstein to have no criminal record. His current attorney de- nies this happened. And the documents also reveal that the father of at least one girl complained that private investigators aggressively fol- lowed his car, photographed his home and chased off visitors. Police also talked to somebody who said she was offered money if she refused to cooperate with the Palm Beach Police Department probe of Ep- stein. The state attorney's office said it presented the Epstein case to a county grand jury this month rather than directly charging Epstein because of concerns about the girls' credibility. The grand jury indicted Ep- stein, 53. on a single count of felony solic- itation of prostitution, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison. Police believed there was probable cause to charge Epstein with the more serious crimes of unlawful sex acts with a minor and lewd and lascivious molesta- tion. Police Chief Michael Reiter was so angry that he wrote State Attorney Barry Krischer a memo in May suggesting he disqualify himself from the case. The case originally was going to be presented to the grand jury in February, but was postponed after Dershowitz pro- duced information gleaned from the Web site myspace.com showing some of the alleged victims commenting on alcohol and marijuana use, according to the police report prepared by Detective Joseph Re- a 20-year-old Royal ac woman who told police she recruited girls for Epstein, also is profiled on myspace.com. Her page includes pho- tos of her and her friends, including one Epstein: His former attorney agreed to a plea bargain, police say. • • EFTA01682743 Polygraph shows he didn't know girls ages, lawyer says ► EPSTEIN from 18 s usin the name so w no was not charged in the case, is a potential prosecution wit- ness. According to Recarey, prosecutor Lanna Belohlavek offered Epstein attorneys Dershowitz and Guy Fronstin a plea deal in April. Fronstin, after speaking with Epstein, accepted the deal, in which Epstein would plead guilty to one count of aggravated as- sault with intent to commit a felony, be placed on five years' probation and have no criminal record. The deal al- so called for Epstein to sub- mit to a psychiatric and sex- ual evaluation and have no unsupervised visits with mi- nors, according to Recarey's report. The plea bargain was made in connection with only one of the five alleged vic- tims, the report states. Fronstin — who declined to comment on the case — was subsequently fired and veteran defense attorney Jack Goldberger was hired. He denies there was any agreement by any of Ep- stein's attorneys to a plea deal. "We absolutely did not agree to a plea in this case," he said. Neither Belohlavek nor a state attorney's spokesman could be reached for comment The parent or parents of alleged victims who com- plained of being harassed by private investigators provid- ed license tag numbers of two of the men. Police found the vehicles were registered to a private eye in West Palm Beach and another in Jupiter, according to Recarey's re- port. "I have no knowledge of it," defense attorney Gold- berger said. The report also says a woman connected to the Ep- stein case was contacted by somebody who was still in touch with Epstein. That person told her she would be compensated if she didn't cooperate with police. Re- carey's report says. Those who did talk "will be dealt with," the woman said she was told. Phone records show the woman talked with the person who allegedly in- timidated her around the time she said, Recarey re ported. Phone records also show that the person said to have made the threat then placed a call to Epstein's personal as- sistant, who in turn called a New York corporation affili- ated with Epstein, the report states. The issue in the Epstein case is not whether females came to his waterfront home, but whether he knew their ages. "He's never denied girls came to the house." Gold- berger said. But when Ep- stein was given a polygraph test, "he passed on knowl- edge of age." the attorney said. After the indictment against Epstein was unsealed this week, Police Chief Reiter referred the matter to the FBI. "We've received the re feral, and we're reviewing it," said FBI spokeswoman Judy Orihuela in Miami. The chief himself has come under attack from Ep- stein's lawyers and friends in New York, where he has a home. The New York Post quoted Epstein's prominent New York lawyer, Gerald Lefcourt, as saying his client was indicted only "because of the craziness of the police chief." Reiter has declined to comment on the case. Prosecutors have not presented a sex-related case like Epstein's to a grand jury before, said Mike Edmond- son, spokesman for the state attorney's office. "That's what you do with a case that falls into a gray area," he said. The state attorney's office did not recommend a partic- ular criminal charge on which to indict Epstein, Ed- mondson said. The grand ju- ry was presented with a list of charges from highest to low- est, then deliberated with the prosecutor out of the room, he said. "People are surprised at the grand jury proceeding," West Palm Beach defense attorney Richard Tendler said. "It's a way for the pros- ecutor's office to not take the full responsibility for not fil- ing the (charge), and not do- ing what the Palm Beach Po- lice Department wanted. I think something fell apart with those underage wit- nesses." Defense attorney Robert Gershman was a prosecutor for six years. "Those girls must have been incredible or untrustworthy, I don't know," he said. Other attorneys said Ep- stein's case raises the issue of whether wealthy, connected defendants like Epstein — whose friends include former President Clinton and Donald Trump — are treated differently from others. Once he knew he was the subject of a criminal probe, Epstein hired a phalanx of powerful attorneys such as Dershowitz and Lefcourt, who is a past president of the National As- sociation of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Miami lawyer Roy Black — who became nationally known when he successfully defended William Kennedy Smith on a rape charge in Palm Beach — also was in- volved at one point. Said defense attorney Michelle Suskauer: "I think it's unfortunate the public may get the perception that with power, you may be treated differently than the average Joe." Iarry_kelleSpbpost.com • • EFTA01682744 • • EFTA01682745 After long probe, s h billionaire faces solicitation charge By LARRY KELLER Palm Beath Post Staff Writer Palm Beach billionaire Jeffrey Epstein paid to have underage girls and young women brought to his home, where he re- ceived massages and sometimes sex, ac- cording to an investigation by the Palm Beach Police Department. Palm Beach police spent months sifting through Ep- stein's trash and watching his waterfront home and Palm Beach International Airport to keep tabs on his private jet. An indictment charging Epstein, 53, was unsealed Monday, charging him with one count of felony solicitation of prostitution. Palm Beach police thought there was probable cause to charge Epstein with un- lawful sex acts with a minor and lewd and lascivious molestation. Police Chief Michael Reiter was so angry C with State Attorney Barry Krischer's han- n" dling of the case that he wrote a memo Epstein ► EPSTEIN from a suggesting the county's top prosecutor disqualify himself. "I must urge you to ex- amine the unusual course that your office's handling of this matter has taken and consider if good and sufficient reason exists to require your dis- qualification from the prose- cution of these cases," Reiter wrote in a May 1 memo to Krischer. While not commenting specifically on the Epstein case, Mike Edmondson, spokesman for the state at- torney, said his office pre-. cents cases other than mur- ders to a grand jury when there are questions about witnesses' credibility and their ability to testify. By the nature of their jobs, police officers look at evi- dence from a "one-sided per- spective," Edmondson said. "A prosecutor has to look at it in a much broader fashion," weighing the veracity of wit- nesses and how they may fare under defense attorneys' questioning, he said. Epstein's attorney, Jack Goldberger, said his client committed no crimes. "The reports and state- ments in question refer to false accusations that were not charged because the Palm Beach County state attorney questioned the &edibility of the witnesses," tr . Goldberger said. A county grand jury "found the allegations wholly unsubstantiated and not credible," and that's why his client was not charged with sexual activity with minors, he said. Goldberger said Epstein passed a lie detector test ad- ministered by a reputable polygraph examiner in which he said he did not know the girls were minors. Also, a search warrant served on Epstein's home found no evi- dence to corroborate the girls' allegations, Goldberger said. According to police docu- ments: • A Palm Beach Commu- nity College student said she gave Epstein a massage in the nude, then brought him six girls, ages 14 to 16, for mas- sage and sex-tinged sessions at his home. • A 27-year-old woman who worked as Epstein's personal assistant also facili- tated the liaisons, phoning the PBCC student to arrange for girls when Epstein was coming to town. And she es- coiled the girls upstairs when they arrived, putting fresh sheets on a massage table and placing massage oils nearby. • Police took sworn statements from five alleged victims and 17 witnesses. Ines contend that on three occastipg, Epstein had sex with th‘giris. EFTA01682746 The chiefs letter See the letter Palm Beach Police Chief Michael Reiter wrote to State Attorney Barry Ktischer on the Epstein case. PalmBeachPost.com A money manager for the ultra-rich, Epstein was named one of New York's most eligi- ble bachelors in 2003 by The New York Post. He reportedly hobnobs with the likes of former President Clinton, former Harvard University President Lawrence Sum- mers and Donald Trump, and has lavish homes in Manhat- tan, New Mexico and the Vir- gin Islands. He has contributed tens of thousands of dollars to Dem- ocratic Party candidates and organizations, including Sen. John Kerry's presidential bid, and the Senate campaigns of Joe Lieberman, Hillary Clin- ton, Christopher Dodd and Charles Schumer. Goldberger is one of five attorneys Epstein has re- tained since he became the subject of an investigation, Edmondson said. Among the others: Alan Dershowitz, the well-known Harvard law pro- fessor and author, who is a friend of Epstein. Dershowitz could not be reached for comment. Police said the woman who enlisted Epstein was Royal Palm Beach. has worked at an 01- we Garden restaurant in Wellington and said she was a journalism major at Palm Beach Community College when she was questioned by police last October. She has an unlisted phone number and could not be reached for said she met Ep- stein w en, at age 17. a friend asked her if she would like to make money giving him a massage. She said she was driven to his five-bedroom, 71/2-bath home on the Intra- coastal Waterway, then es- corted upstairs to a bedroom with a massag d oils. Epstein and were both naked dunng e mas- sage, she said, but when he grabbed her buttocks, she said she didn't want to be touched. Epstein said he'd pay her to bring him more gir s— he younger the better, told police. When s once to bring a 23-year-old woman to him, s ' said i i ii she was too old said. who charrl in the case, said she as not been eventually brought six girls to each time, said. "I'm Epstein wk. " paid $200 like a Her r eiss," police quoted her as saying. The girls knew what to expect when they were taken to Ep- stein's home, said. Give a massage — maybe na- stei ked — and allow some touching. One 14-year-old girl Rob- son took to meet Epstein led police to start the investiga- tion of him in March 2005. A relative of the girl called to say she thought the child had re- cently engaged in sex with a Palm Beach man. The girl then got into a fight with a classmate who accused her of being a prostitute, and she couldn't explain why she had $300 in her purse. The girl gave police this account of her meeting with Epstein: She accompanied and a second girl to Epstein's house on a Sunday in Febru- ary 2005. Once there, a wom- an she thought was Epstein's assistant told the girl to follow her upstairs to a room featur- ing a mural of a naked woman, several photographs of naked women on a shelf, a hot pink and green sofa and a massage table. She stripped to her bra and panties and gave him a massage. Epstein gave the 14-year- old $300 and she and the oth- er is left, she said. She said told her that Epstein par er $200 that day. Other girls told similar stories. In most accounts, Epstein's t at the time, now 27, escorte the girls to Ep- room. whose most re cent own address is in North Carolina, has not been charged in the case. Palm Beach police often conducted surveillance of Epstein's home, and at Palm Beach International Airport to see if his private jet was there, so they would know when he was in town. Police also arranged repeatedly to receive his trash from Palm Beach sanitation workers, collecting papers with names and phone numbers, sex toys and female hygiene products. One note stated that a fe- male could not come over at 7 p.m. because of soccer. An- other said a girl had to work Sunday — "Monday after school?" And still another note contained the work hours of a girl, saying she leaves school at 11:30 a.m. and would come over the next dayrat 10:30 a.m. Only three months before the police department probe began, Epstein donated $90,000 to the department for the purchase of a firearms simulator, said Jane Sunder, town finance director. The purchase was never made. The money was returned to Epstein on Monday, she said. Staff writers Andrew Marra and Tim OMeilla and staff re- searcher Angelica Cortez con- tributed to this story. Larry kelleraptapostcom • allele Ilk EFTA01682747 I I I I I I I Jeffrey Epstein Opens Up About Sex Crime investigation I1 I N e w York I Phatp Weiss I December 10, 2007 09.55 AM Rosa More: Beat Steams. Dalton School. Gerold Lef0Ourt. HOwted Rubenstein. Jeff Epstein. Jeffrey Epstein. Palm Beath Island. Peggy Siegal. Breaking I BuSintSS News Clid '. - ' 1 Jeffrey Epstein is under indictment fOr sex crimes in Palm Beach. Flonda and RI expected Mat when he came into the office of PR guru Howard Rubenstein. he would be sober and reserved Quite IT* opposite. He was sparkling and ingenuous, apologizing for the hall-hour lateness with a Channing line-1 never realized how many one-way streets and no-night-turns there are in midtown I finally got out and walked'-arid as we went down the corridor to Rubenstan's office. he asked. -Have you managed to talk to many of my Mender Epstein had been supplying me the phone numbers of important scientists and finanDers and media !gores "Do you understand what an extraordinary group of people they are, what they have accomplished in their fields? One of the apcusers-a gin of 14-had put his age at 45, not in his fife's, and you could see why. His walk was youthful, arid his face was ruddy with health He had none of the rourdsho ldered. burdened qualities of middle age There was nothing in his hands, not a paper, a book, or a phone Epstein had on his signature outfit new blue teens and a powder-blue sweater "I've only ever seen ben in pans." Ns friend the publicist Peggy Siegal had reported saying there was a hint of arrogance in that Epeteins signal that he doesn't have to wear a uniform lee the rest of us I told Epstein and Rubenstein the sort of story New York wanted to do. and Epstein seemed to fed ironic delight in every word. "A secretive genius: re said -NM secrete. Ovate- he corrected in his WWII Stooldyn accent 'And if I was a genius I wouldn't be sitting here "A guy with sex issues A sem* formed on Epstian's tow-shaped lips. -Atm do you mean by sex tastier Wes . He was 54, hid near awned-I Writ finish "Are you channeling my mother?' • 'Other gins said they were worded cut grossed out. They didn't like his egg-shaped pen*. defindely den't want it inside them - Am I naive? I'm not sure what an egg-shaped penis looks like. There define* should be a picture of it on the Memel Mr Epstein seems to want people to see rt He is in the same league as a subway flasher, except he has a on of money end melees girls lAhat you would get if you put Jeffrey Epstein, stnking Hollywood writers and YouTube tcgetbe0 Is Andy Sarnterg available? Of course. Mr Epstein probably needs therapy not ndicule Favorite Flag as abvese Posted 08.44 AM on 1211112007 reconcaa Ste Ptcifile Dr a For of reelnOie Perrnalink Ant Ike Bill OReilly describing his falafel creature on the Ogre and salivating all over himself Sex addiction is bad enough but with HGH or steroids rfs a monger. Bias wife understands perfectly. EFTA01682748 • SEX CASE 'VICTIMS' LINING UP October 15 2007 - LAWYERS for Manhattan billionaire investor Jeffrey Epstein - who's agreed to plead guilty to soliciting underage hookers - are bracing for a sew of lawsuits from as many as 40 young women who came to his Palm Beach mansion for massage sessions, Page Six has learned. And in a bid to squash a possible pile-up of messy civil actions, Epstein's legal eagles, led by Gerald Lefcourt, are mulling a possible lump-sum offer to settle the claims all at once, said sources close to the police investigation. But the attorneys believe many of the suits could be frivolous. "You are a girl who is broke who uses drugs. Here's your shot at getting some money," one insider said During the probe that led to Epstein's plea deal, which will put him behind Individual Rc bars for 18 months, underage girls told cops they claimed to be 18 or over and gave the finanoer massages for hundreds of dollars per session. One Getting started i girl. described in court documents as just 14, said Epstein used a "purple vibrator" on her while she partially stripped. Cops say Epstein's assistant, helped arrange the massages Open Bane of Amerka Investment Savkas, I ALL CLASSIFIEDS DATING JOBS "The lawyers have identified up to 40 women who could come forward, even though some of them didn't even see Epstein - they just accompanied their friends and stayed in the kitchen and had lunch." the source said. Epstein's legal team is also fighting to get some portions of the police report chronicling the sleazy activities changed 'For example, the state police reported finding in Mr Epstein's garbage a 'sex toy.' But it later turned out this 'sex toy' was really a broken salad fork," the insider said. Lefcourt had no comment Meanwhile, the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach last night confirmed a Web site report that Epstein has been banned there "He would use the spa to try New Cars to procure girls. But one of them, a masseuse about 18 years old, he tried to get her to do things" a source told us. 'Her father found out about it and went Select a rear absolutely ape-ibleepl Epstein's not allowed back" Epstein denies he is banned from Mar-a-Lago and says, in fact, he was recently invited to an event Select a Make there. • EFTA01682749 I 4 ,frp 4)46- e;it, eo,s7 to so , • fr,.„ 947steew ido Poo 6/0 ' ezts,.. toed° ,e _ t,54 oei, e/J leor mDfo . 70. /e a /4/ co, e to, °ea e'en, - oto . •-fr at. eaeo SCr0 8 0 41 'bn , G /7, 06r ‘71-1470/0 °COO> arch 14)01/45/ 1/ckso -47/1 . 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Past coverage More local news Latest breaking news, photos and all of today's Post stones. "If and when such alleged mischaracterizations become relevant to an issue to be decided by the court, the parties will be given the On the beat, behind the agenda. Post reporters cover your area in City Pulae.o—unortu • nitv to advance their positions and the court will resolve the issue,' he wrote. "If disclosure of the agreement will be required for the Share This Story court to resolve this ISSue, appropriate disclosure will be ordered " Oyu owl .00 use Ole ht.* inn* coedit TeCtiriOrtli ene00014 Twitter Fed, Mort Mitt Ell thee*, The U.S. Attorney's Office and Epstein's lawyers reached the agreement before Epstein pleaded guilty to state felony charges. and the document is under seal in Epstein's state criminal file. Representing two of Epstein's victims, attorney Brad Edwards asked to have the document unsealed as part of his federal lawsuit against the Manhattan money manager. Although Edwards and his victims have seen the agreement. Edwards s in his pleadings thai the iswerranent has "inaccurately described the agreement . creating a false impression that the agreement protects the victims." US District Judge Kenneth Marra ruled that the claims, even if true, haven't damaged Edwards' case. Se.'king to keep the agreement sealed. Assistant U S Attorney Dexter Lee argued that the agreement is not part of any case before Marta "The non-prosecution agreement has never been filed under seal in federal court," he wrote. lie also dented that the agreement has been inaccurately described Maria sided with Lee on the argument that the agreement was not filed in federal court "under seal or otherwise." On Aug. 14. Marta ruled that the non-prosecution agreement would be unsealed for Edwards and any of the victims who "ant to sec it But the ruling bars Edwards and anyone else who sees the document from disclosing the terms to anyone else. In his motion to unseal, Edwards said he wants to be able to discuss the terms of the agreement with other victims and their attorneys as well as with other victims' rights groups such as the National Alliance of Victims' Rights Attorneys. The desire to discuss the agreement with third parties is not justification for unsealing the document. Marra ruled "If a specific tangible need arises in a civil case relief should be sought in that case," he wrote. Epstein, 56, is serving IS months in jail for soliciting prostitution and procuring a minor for prostitution Under the agreement, federal prosecutors will defer their decision on whether to prosecute Epstein on federal charges until 90 days after Epstein Judge: Palm Beach sex offender Jeffrey Epstein agreement to remain sealed Page 2 of 3 completes all requirements of his state sentence. If he abides by all court conditions and restrictions, the federal case would be dropped. In addition to the state criminal case, there arc nine federal and seven state lawsuits pending against Epstein All contain similar allegations: The Manhattan money manager. through his employees and assistants, brought minor girls to his Palm Beach home 358 El Brillo Way for erotic massages and sometimes sex —44 EFTA01682751 Moral philosophy - The general moral philosophy behind age of consent laws is the assumed need for the protection of minors. It is a common belief in many societies that minors below a certain age lack the maturity or life experience to fully understand the ramifications of engaging in sexual acts. These fears may include but are not limited to resulting pregnancies and psychological or physical damage. There is an ongoing debate in many cultures regarding child sexuality as it relates to age and an appropriate age of consent i ll It is these debates that have informed the various laws in different jurisdictions and account for their disparity. Law - - Sexual relations with a person under the age of consent is in general a criminal offence, with punishments ranging from community service up to and including the death penalty. Many different terms exist for the charges laid and include child sexual abuse, statutory rape, illegal carnal knowledge, or corruption of a ' minoril] • The enforcement practices of age of consent laws tend to vary depending on the social sensibilities of the particular culture (see above). Often enforcement is not exercised to the letter of the law, with legal action being taken only when a sufficiently socially-unacceptable age gap exists between the two individuals, or if the perpetrator is in a position of authority over the minor — e.g., a teacher, priest or doctor. The gender of each actor can also influence perceptions of an individual's guilt and therefore enforcementill In many jurisdictions, age of consent is interpreted to mean mental or functional age. EFTA01682752 PRISON PATROL WHITEWATER'S STARR GETTING EPSTEIN OFF? By the time you read this. Whitewater special prosecutor Kenneth Starr will likely have touched down in Palm Beach, Florida, to meet with federal prosecutors and Jeffrey Epstein, a billionaire money manager now facing an indictment and prison time stemming from allegations of sexual crimes with underage girls. Many insiders believe Starr—the prosecutor in the Clinton-Lewinsky sex scandal—will work his powerful connections to get Epstein excused of the charges. STARR TURN Ken Epstein (a past Radar investor with the New York Daily News's Mort Zuckerman) arrived in Palm Beach yesterday on his private 727 to face charges of transporting minors across state lines for prostitution. He was arrested last year and documents were revealed that detailed Epstein's alleged private prostitution ring, in which he'd pay high school girls as young as 14 an average of S300 a pop for erotic massages while he fondled them and masturbated into a towel, often employing the use of brightly colored sex toys. Sources close to the case say Starr, who's still well-connected in Republican circles, has swooped into Palm Beach as well—on Epstein's other private jet—in hopes of striking a deal that would let Epstein go with a wrist slap and no time behind bars. It's been a long, twisted road leading to this point for the former social scenester, a road many close to the case say was paved with favoritism, backroom deals, and dirty smear tactics by Epstein and his well-connected, high-priced team of attorneys and private investigators. His legal problems began in July 2006, when he was indicted in Palm Beach on one felony count of solicitation of prostitution. • • EFTA01682753 His arrest was the result of a 15-month investigation by the Palm Beach police department into allegations that he was soliciting high school girls for sexual massages. According to a number of the police interviews, the naive young girls believed they would be paid only for "massaging an old white guy." But Palm Beach Police Chief Michael Reiter developed a disgust for what he believed to be preferential treatment given to wealthy Epstein in the investigation and had called in the FBI. According to police documents, on April 17, 2006, Epstein called in Harvard Law professor—and the lawyer who successfully defended Deep Throat actor Harry Reems—Alan Dershowitz and powerful attorney Guy Fronstin, who secured him a plea bargain. Epstein would plead guilty to one count of aggravated assault in exchange for five years probation, a psychiatric evaluation, and no unsupervised visits with minors. In all probability, the man once declared one of the most eligible bachelors in Manhattan would be labeled a pedophile. But three weeks later, according to a May 4 police report, as authorities were ready to charge Epstein with four counts of unlawful sexual activity with minors and one count of lewd and lascivious molestation, he hired new lawyers, and Palm Beach County State Prosecutor Barry Krischer let them renege on Epstein's deal, the result of events too perfect to attribute to serendipity. (Despite repeated requests, the prosecutor's office would not comment for this story.) Epstein had spoken with Manhattan criminal attorney Gerald Lefcourt to review his options. Within days, Lefcourt brought in Palm Beach criminal attorney Jack Goldberger who just happened to know state attorney Krischer before he I became a prosecutor. But not only was Goldberger friendly with the man i prosecuting Epstein, his partner was married to the assistant sex-crimes prosecutor who had been spearheading the Epstein investigation—faced suddenly with the glaring conflict, the sex-crimes investigator resigned from the case. Epstein's deal was abandoned and a new assistant prosecutor was assigned. Epstein was so thrilled by Goldberger's work that shortly after he was indicted on just a single prostitution charge, he bought the Palm Beach lawyer a black, top- of-the-line 500 series BMW. Less than six weeks later, Goldberger totaled the car in a collision. Makes one wonder what sort of gift would be bestowed upon Starr should he score Epstein a get-out-of-jail free card as early as today. A box of fine cigars, perhaps? By Fl Staff 09/07/07 7:33 AM I Print I E-mail I Recommend It I Share It ' EFTA01682754 Warrants Were Prepared to Arrest Others in Millionaire Sex Scandal July 28, 2006 12:24 PM Palm Beach police were planning to arrest two women in connection with their investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, the New York financier who has been charged with solicitation, though police say he also engaged in illegal sexual activity with minors. According to police investigative documents obtained by ABC News, police prepared and submitted arrest warrant re rests in May fo Epstein's assistant, standing on the right side of the icture in t e nu e, who police say was paid by Epstein to bring over picture, and young and un his house to massage Epstein. ' awas to be arrested as a principal in the first degree on four counts of unlawful sexual activity i molestation. arrant was for lewd and lascivious acts on a victim under 16 years of age. • with certain • d as a principal in the first degree on one count of lewd and lascivious iii According to police documents, some of the girls who massaged Epstein claimed that his assi would often prepare the massage table and arrange the oils before Epstein's massages. wou also allegedly call the girls wheriiin was in town to see if they wanted "work." One girl told police, "Work is the term used by o provide the massage in underwear," according to ' police documents. One girl also claimed thataliad attempted to reach her after the girl had been interviewed by police to talk about the questioning, according to police documents. a id not return a call seeking comment. was interviewed by police in October 2005, andE police say she admitted she brought six girls, ages 14 to 16, to Epstein's house to massage him was paid $200 each time she brought a girl • over, according to her statement to police. Police sa old them she wished to assist in their investigation in hopes of nit receiving a lesser charge. Police say that as Mayas being driven home from questioning, she remarked, "I'm like a - Heidi Fliess." Another woman involved in the scandal was Epstein's girlfriend .tanding to the left in ire. Though the documents do not mention a any charges were being sought again one girl, who began ma 'n when she was 16-years-old, told police that she was pai y Epstein to have as he watched. The girl also told police that "Epstein bragged he brought he nto the United States to be his Yugoslavian sex slave," according to the documents. Attempts to contact nd =have not been successful. The warrants fon...were submitted to the state attorney's office on May 4. A week later, no arrests had taken place. One police detective noted in the documents that he asked the • EFTA01682755 is I assistant state attorney to take action. "I asked that she either issue the warrants or direct file, as so much time has elapsed since the original request to the Grand Jury," he noted. "I explained that the Palm Beach Police Department had -- concluded the case in December of 2005 and has been waiting for the case to go forward." About six weeks later, after the state attorney's office had conducted their own additional — investigation into the matter, State Attorney Barry Krischer decided to send the case to the grand jug. --- • Earlier this wee d ' indicted Epstein for solicitation of a prostitute. No charges were i brought against rr he case is now closed as far as the state attorney's office is concerned. The po l ice, meanwhile, have tuned the matter over to the FBI. , Click here_to_r_ead_ABC Neu' fifil coverage_tn_the Millionaire Sex Scutt July 28, 2006 in Millionaire Sex Scandal I P_ermalink I User Conun_eats1.21 I sc.s ° Oet• es- a .1Y t ce e‘ 1 ,AW- 4\c'e - ' Se e _ CP ore v• SO oCke 4" st 6 tCe‘ e Ng' iNO ,•<1/47> <ecece este) ' W- 4,0 " 0 > o \ce cer ‘... . r$ _s•s. Ase os . S. o e e& - ,o-C‘ a " I 0:O •O e QC < sr- 4- e • - Ner f to ok 3 1/400 it , --- e, e. 0 -: $1 r . 4‘' e o(e ,e cv--- -- - ._--. - e \toe," s<b e t Or c s1) te <a' ,ce - 0 .i.(` ei 0 - es e. S O o< O3 •to 6, O 0 0 EFTA01682756 affrey Epstein, Pervert Posted by Taki Theodoracopulos on October 03, 2007 He lives on the same street two blocks east of me, and his house is reported to be the largest in _ Manhattan, and I have bumped into him at times—literally—but he is as disgusting a human being as it is possible to be and still be out of jail. But not for long. Jeffrey Epstein, a big-time Noo Yawk - investment manager and multi-billionaire has agreed to plead guilty to soliciting underage prostitutes at his Palm Beach mansion in a deal that will send him to prison for about 18 months. - This is the semi-official announcement. The reality is somewhat different. Epstein got his start when ' Lesley Wexner, the Limited department store tycoon, took him under his wing and showed him the ropes, so to speak. Needless to say, there were a hell of a lot of rumours flying around about the - tutelage, but what is certain is that Epstein ended up becoming a multi-billionaire financial adviser and close friend to Bill Clinton and Ghislaine Maxwell. Epstein flew Clinton around Africa on his private — jet, partied with Prince Andrew and became a business partner of Mort Zuckerman, the real estate — shark who poses as a writer and columnist in the newspaper and magazine he owns. Once, walking down my street towards the park, we came face to face and I refused to give way and =bumped into him. He protested. "In the past, people like you would get off the sidewalk for people like I me under the penalty of death..."0 said I, evoking a Samurai custom. He was appalled but there was — nothing he could do, as he had stepped out without his heavies. A Vanity Fair article about three years — ago hinted at sexual shenanigans but was not specific. I knew better but libel laws prevent me from spilling the beans. Now, according to newspaper reports, Epstein has made a deal with the Feds, and - will get a few months in a country club jail. What is known is that he had under age girls in his Florida -- — mansion giving massages and oral sex. What I know is that these girls were not pros, but daughters of trailer park trash parents who were brought to him by the pimps he employed to do just that. Tabloids — in the UK have hinted that Ghislaine Maxwell was the beard while the two went on fishing — expeditions. I'm not so sure. What is sure is that Andrew Windsor is a fool. Clinton never had and never will have any dignity, but — Andrew does represent Britain in a way, and should behave accordingly. 1 Students of Ancient Greece might pick up the signals: very young boys resemble very young girls, but if you need more details all you have to do is pick up professor Dover's classic, Greek _ Homosexuality.° What I find disgusting is that a billionaire or a celebrity can get away with murder in the Land of the Depraved , as this Proctor man just did in Los Angeles, and as Epstein has in plea — bargaining a lousy 18 months. Here is Conrad Black facing years in the pokey for—in my opinion— enriching Telegraph stock owners as well as himself; and a Clinton-Maxwell-Zuckerman buddy can --I i plea bargain massages with underage "girls," and do soft time in a country club. _.: And speaking of Spectator owners, I was extremely sad to read of Ian Gilmour's death. Lord Gilmour was the first man to write a letter to Conrad when Lord Black and I had our famous falling out over — Marc Rich and Israel. In fact he also wrote a letter of support when I got into trouble and was sent to Pentonville 25 years ago. For drug possession, I might add. He never once remonstrated with me over 7 my undying support for Lady Thatcher because, unlike so many hypocrites in politics, Ian Gilmour -- actually practiced what he preached. He was a high Tory and Libertarian and he let people be. Under his ownership and while he was editor the Speccie hit an all-time high of prestige and influence, and --i i by the time I joined it in 1977, people were still talking about the good old Gilmour days. EFTA01682757 _My close friend was his second son, Oliver, who is a conductor, who like his siblings was very close to his parents. In fact, the Gilmour family was a strange one. For England, that is. They actually all loved each other and got along. The only other one I know that's as close are the Somersets. Ian Gilmour dancing with Margaret Thatcher back in 1981 is a picture that will always remain in my mind. There was no love lost between them but I never heard either say something scurrilous about the other. The worse thing I heard Ian say about Lady T was that she lacked a sense of humour. When I told Lady T that Ian Gilmour was against a fifth runway at Heathrow because it made living nearby hell, she looked at me, smiled, and said one word:"0 Good." 0 Politics would be a far better profession to be involved with if people like Ian Gilmour and Maggie Thatcher were still active. Alas, things do not get better, although politicians keep promising that they will. Let's have more Gilmours and Thatchers and fewer Blairs and Camerons. - - Age of consent From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia While the phrase age of consent typically does not appear n legal statutes,[11 when used in relation to sexual activity, he age of consent is the minimum age at which a person is :considered to be legally competent of consenting to sexual - acts. This should not be confused with the age of majority, age of criminal responsibility, or the marriageable age. r — The age of consent varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. :11] The median seems to range from 14 to 16 years, but .aws stating ages ranging from 9 to 21 do exist. In many jurisdictions, age of consent is interpreted to mean mental ar functional age. Some jurisdictions forbid sexual activity . )utside of legal marriage completely. The relevant age may also vary by the type of sexual act, the sex of the actors, or )they restrictions such as abuse of a position of trust. Some jurisdictions may also make allowances for minors engaged .n sexual acts with each other, rather than a single age. Extreme pornography • Child pornography Sexual assault • Rape • Statutory rape Sexual Abuse (Child) Prostitution and Pimping Child grooming • Prostitution of children Portals: Sexuality • Law • Criminal justice - • _ . • Charges resulting from a breach of these laws may range - from a relatively low-level misdemeanor such as 'corruption of a minor," to "statutory rape" (which is :onsidered equivalent to rape, both in severity and >entencing). There are many grey areas in this area of law, some 'egarding unspecific and untried legislation, others brought about by debates regarding changing societal attitudes, and )thers due to conflicts between federal and state laws. These factors all make age of consent an often confusing mbject, and a topic of highly charged debatesill Sex and the law Social Issues Rights • Ethics Pornography • Censorship Miscegenation (interracial relations) Same-sex marriage • Homophobia Red-light district Age of Consent • Essentialism Objectification • Antisexualism Violence • Slavery Public morality • Norms Specific Offenses May vary according to Jurisdiction Adultery • Incest Deviant sexual intercourse • Sodomy and Buggery • Zoosexuality • Circumcision • Female Genital Cutting Sexual harassment • Public indecency . 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Home 358 El Brillo Way Palm Beach, FL 33480-4730 Alias JEFFREY EPSTEIN Convictions Procuring a person under age of 18 for prostitution; F.S. 796.03 (PRINCIPAL) Conviction Date: 6/30/2008 Age at conviction: 55 Description Gender: Male Race: White Hair: Grey Eye: Blue Height: 6'00, Weight: 180 lbs DOB: Age: 56 • • 4 4 4 4 4 EFTA01682774 • • • IIIIIMMINoni•N•aanasn.s.awasass•w_s_s_a_anes_ EFTA01682775 WWWW1r1FrUflIMOOMII5511•' • • EFTA01682776 • • _ EFTA01682777 °eat, 5-8' I, -- Lt_ Gocuitit_plc Du -Por ckeii yaw 30ppoy-1- 004- Mk t iSie . ot-e_po unsn--fr as bool_As I -thzu914.jeffrty enfrcekeed IrthY‘wif -k-c?fgaatontuNtere.9s) topical cs. 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By SUSAN SPENCER-WENDEL Palm Beach Post Ste Writes WEST PALM BEACH — When wealthy money manager Jeffrey Epstein of Palm Beach pleaded guilty last year to pro- curing teens for prostitution, his case detoured around local and state rules regarding the sealing of court documents. At a plea conference on the state charges, a judge, a defense lawyer and a pros- ecutor huddled at the bench and decided that a deal Epstein had struck with federal prosecu- tors to avoid charges should be sealed, according to a transcript of the hearing. And so it was. But Florida rules of judicial admin- istration, as well as rules of the Palm Beach County court system, require public notification that a court document has been or will be sealed, meaning kept from public view. The rules also require a judge to find a significant reason to seal, See EPSTEIN, 4A ► See past coverage of Jeffrey Epstein's sex scandals. PalmBeachPost.com/epsteln Epstein • EFTA01682779 • 4A THE PALM BEACH POST • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10,2009 Public has right to know details of deal, Post attorney will claim ► EPSTEIN from L4 such as protecting a trade secret or a compelling gov- ernment interest. Yet no notification or reason occurred in Epstein's case, according to court records. Epstein's own attorneys, in federal filings, have referred to his confiden- tial deferred prosecution agreement with the US. attorney's office, struck in September 2007, as "un- precedented" and "highly unusual." And it was "a significant inducement" for Epstein to accept the state's deal, observed the state judge who accepted his plea, County Judge Deborah Dale Pucillo. , Epstein now faces at least a dozen civil lawsuits in federal and state courts filed by young women who said they had sex with him and now are seeking damages. Attorneys for some of those women want his agreement with federal prosecutors unsealed and will ask Circuit Judge Jef- frey Colbath to do so today. "It is against public policy for these documents to be have been sealed and hidden from public scrutiny. As a member of the public, E.W. has a right to have these documents unsealed," wrote former Circuit Judge Bill Berger, now in private practice and representing one of the women. The Palm Beach Post also will ask Colbath to unseal the agreement. Post attor- ney Deanna Shullman will argue that the public has a right to know the specifics of Epstein's deal. According to various media accounts, Epstein moved in circles that in- cluded President Clinton, Donald Trump and Prince Andrew. "International Moneyman of Mystery," de- clared a 2002 New York mag- azine profile of Epstein. Epstein, 56, is in the Palm Beach County Stock- ade, serving an 18-month sentence after pleading guilty nearly a year ago to felony solicitation of prostitution and procuring teenagers for prostitution. He is allowed out from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., escorted by a deputy, said Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office spokeswoman Teri Barbera. During a Palm Beach Police Department in- vestigation, five victims and 17 witnesses gave statements. They told of young women brought by his assistants to Epstein's mansion on El Brillo Way for massages and sexual activity, and then being paid afterward. At Epstein's plea confer- ence last year, his attorney, Jack Goldberger, and then-Assistant State At- torney Lanna Belohlavek approached Pucillo in a sidebar conference. Pucillo, who had left, the bench nine years earlier, was filling in temporarily as a senior judge. According to a transcript, Goldberger told Pucillo that Epstein had entered a con- fidential agreement with the US. attorney's office in which federal prosecu- tors brokered not pursuing charges against him if he pleaded guilty in state court. Pucillo then said she wanted a sealed copy of the agreement filed in his case, and Goldberger concurred that he wanted it sealed. Belohlavek later signed off on it. The Florida Supreme Court has expressed "seri- ous concern" and launched an all-out inquiry into seal- ing procedures across the state following media re- ports in 2006 of entire cases being sealed and disappear ing from court records. "The public's constitu- tional right of access to court records must remain invio- late, and this court is fully committed to safeguarding this right," justices wrote in their fmal report. Epstein's office on Tuesday referred any questions to Goldberger, who declined to comment. Pucillo also has declined to comment. osusan_spencer t‘endemptc02-com EFTA01682780 • • • II I II I II I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I EFTA01682781 Judge delays ruling on request to unseal plea deal in sex case By SUSAN SPENCER-WENDEL Palm Beach Post Staff IWtter WEST PALM BEACH - A circuit judge on Wednes- day did not unseal the deal that money manager Jeffrey Epstein of Palm Beach struck with fed- eral prosecutors to avoid charges, opting instead to give Epstein's lawyers a chance to demonstrate why it should remain hid- den from public view. Circuit Judge Jeff Epstein Colbath ac- knowledged at a hearing that Epstein's deal was not sealed in state court in ac- cordance with the rules. "I don't see where any of the procedures were ever followed," he said. Colbath has given Epstein's defense attorney, Jack Goldberger, an op- portunity to argue that the document was properly sealed and asked lawyers to submit briefs to him by Friday. Colbath also set a full hearing for June 25. Attorneys for young women now suing Epstein are asking Colbath to un- seal the deal that Epstein brokered with federal prosecutors. A lawyer for The Palm Beach Post also has joined in the request. "It's a secret agree- ment. A secret, sweetheart agreement," said former Circuit Judge Bill Berger, who now represents some of the women. "Everybody was in on this deal except the victims and the public," Berger said. "The public should be outraged it has gone as far as it has." A second attorney representing the women, Brad Edwards, has seen the sealed document. A federal judge allowed hini and his clients to view it, but not to discuss its con- tents. Edwards said the women were "outraged" at what had been negotiated without their knowledge. A reporter asked Edwards if he thought Epstein re- ceived special treatment by federal prosecutors. "Are you kidding? It's transparent. Certainly no one else gets treated like that," Edwards said. Epstein, 56, a reported money manager of billion- aires, is currently serving an 18-month sentence in the Palm Beach County Stockade after pleading guilty nearly a year ago in state court to felony solicitation of prostitution and procuring teenagers for prostitution. The saga began years ago when the Palm Beach Police Department began investigating whether young women were be- ing brought to Epstein's mansion on El Brillo Way to massage him and have sex with him in exchange for money. Epstein's attorneys, in federal filings, have referred to sealed docu- ments as a deferred pros- ecution agreement with federal prosecutors and have called it "unprec- edented" and "highly unusual." Goldberger said his cli- ent has not received any special treatment. • susan_spencer_ wendel@pbpost corn • EFTA01682782 • • • EFTA01682783 The 2008 Florida Statutes Title XLVI Chapter 794 View En ire Chaplet CRIMES SEXUAL BATTERY 794.05 Unlawful sexual activity with certain minors.-- (1) A person 24 years of age or older who engages in sexual activity with a person 16 or 17 years of age commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775,083, or s. 775.084. As used in this section, "sexual activity" means oral, anal, or vaginal penetration by, or union with, the sexual organ of another; however, sexual activity does not include an act done for a bona fide medical purpose. (2) The provisions of this section do not apply to a person 16 or 17 years of age who has had the disabilities of nonage removed under chapter 743. (3) The victim's prior sexual conduct is not a relevant issue in a prosecution under this section. 4) (4) If an offense under this section directly results in the victim giving birth to a child, paternity of that child shall be established as described in chapter 742. If it is determined that the offender is the father of the child, the offender must pay child support pursuant to the child support guidelines described in chapter 61. History.--RS 2598; s. 1, ch. 4965, 1901; GS 3521; s. 1, ch. 6974, 1915; s. 1, ch. 7732, 1918; RGS 5409; s. 1, ch. 8596, 1921; CGL 7552; s. 1, ch. 61-109; s. 759, ch. 71.136; s. 1, ch. 96-409. • EFTA01682784 a al a • I EFTA01682785 • Judge asked to name receiver to keep eye on Epstein's assets By SUSAN SPENCER—WENDEL Palm Beach Post Staff Writer WEST PALM BEACH — An attorney represent- ing one of the passel of young women now suing billionaire Jeffrey Epstein is asking a federal judge to appoint a receiver to take over Epstein's prop- erty to prevent him from hiding or transferring as- sets abroad. Bradley Edwards also has asked that the re- ceiver order Epstein to post a $15 million bond to ensure money is avail- able if the women prevail in their lawsuits seeking damages because of the sexual contact they say Epstein had with them as minors. In a request entered into the court record Friday, Edwards wrote that Epstein, a man of "phenomenal wealth," now faces more than two dozen lawsuits. The wom- an Edwards represents is seeking more than $50 million in damages. "Accordingly, Epstein has currently pending against him lawsuits seek- ing more than S1 billion in damages. He thus faces financial ruin," Edwards wrote to US. District Judge Ken- neth Marra. Edwards cited no di- red evidence that Epstein is transfer- ring assets abroad. He argued that because Epstein is a sophisticated money man- ager and is allowed out of the Palm Beach County Stockade each day to work at his office, he has the skill, the means and motive to be transferring assets abroad. Epstein is serving an 18-month sentence after pleading guilty nearly a year ago to state charges of felony solicitation of prostitution and procuring teenagers for prostitution. Epstein is allowed out of the stockade, though, each day fmm 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., a spokeswoman for the sheriff's office said recently. The saga began years ago when Palm Beach po- lice investigated reports that young women were being brought to Epstein's manse on El Brillo Way to ' massage him and have sex with him in exchange Epstein Faces more than two dozen suits. for money. Attorneys represent- ing the women have questioned Epstein about his sexual activities with their clients as well as his finances. Epstein has responded by invoking his right to remain silent and not incriminate himself. "The silence in the face of these questions speaks far louder than words," Edwards wrote. "As Justice (Louis) Bran- deis recognized long ago Silence is often evidence of the most persuasive character.' This is plainly one of those situations." An attorney who rep- resented Epstein during the questioning, Robert a Critton Jr. of West Palm Beach, did not respond to an e-mail seeking com- ment. On Thursday, Circuit Judge Jeffrey Colbath will consider whether to un- seal a deferred-prosecu- tion agreement Epstein entered with federal pros- ecutors. Attorneys have said that they seek to unseal that document in part to use it in striking at Epstein's right to remain silent. esusan_spencer—wendei .pboost.com EFTA01682786 • • EFTA01682787 • Judge agrees Epstein's sex By SUSAN SPENCER-WENDEL Palm Beach Post Staff Writer WEST PALM BEACH — A circuit judge agreed Thursday to unseal a deal billionaire Jeffrey Epstein struck with federal pros- ecutors to avoid their fil- ing of charges in the wake of his sex scandal with underage girls. Circuit Judge Jeff Col- bath said he would not re- lease Epstein's agreement with federal prosecutors until Monday, allowing him time to redact the Epstein to unseal scandal deal names of vic- tims. Colbath ruled that the deal had not been sealed properly. Jack Goldberger, Epstein's at- torney, immediately asked for a stay of Colbath's deci- sion to unseal the agree- ment in order to appeal it. A hearing on that request is set for this morning. See EPSTEIN, 5B ► • • Epstein scheduled for release in July .EpsTEIN from 18 Attorneys for women now suing Epstein, as well as attorneys for The Palm Beach Post, had asked Col- bath to release the deal, arguing the public and the victims have a right to see it. "There is nothing more fundamentally important than for the public and press to observe how the government is doing its job," Post attorney Deanna Shullman said. "There is great public interest in how everybody in this case is doing their job." Goldberger argued that the confidential agreement Epstein struck with federal prosecutors should remain confidential. Included in it, Goldberger said, are ref- e. rences to federal grand jury proceedings, which are secret and protected by federal rules. A federal judge should decide the issue, he said. Attorneys Spencer Kuvin and Brad Edwards, who represent some of the women now suing Epstein, both said they were not surprised by Epstein's at- torney moving to appeal. "My chance to stall in any way and keep the agreement out of public disclosure, they will take it," said Edwards outside court. lie will have served about 13 months of an 18-month sentence. Epstein pleaded guilty nearly one year ago to solicitation of prostitution and procuring teenagers for prostitution and was sentenced to 18 months in prison. A sheriff's office official confirmed Thursday that Epstein will be released from the Palm Beach County Stockade. on July 22 — nearly 13 months into his sentence. Sheriff's office spokes- ' person Eric Davis said Epstein has earned gain time for good behavior and for participating in a work-release program. The saga began years ago after Palm Beach po- lice began investigating reports that young women were being brought to his manse on El Brillo Way to massage him and have sex with him in exchange for money. Displeased with the way the state attorney's office handled the case, Palm Beach police later forwarded information to the Federal Bureau of In- vestigation. susan_sPencerwendel gpbbostcom EFTA01682788 • EFTA01682789 • • • EFTA01682790 • • • EFTA01682791 S • r Judge to decide whether to unseal documents in Epstein deal sit( lick-2-List. BY ... .s:1N SPENCER-WENDEL Palm Beath Post Staff Writer Thursday, June 25, 2009 WEST PALM BEACH — A Palm Beach Circuit Court judge win again consider today whether to tmseal a deal that purponed billionaire Jeffrey Epstein struck with federal prosecutors to avoid charges by them following his sex scandal with underage girls. Attorneys for women now suing the money manager, as well as the Palm Beach Post, have asked Circuit Judge Jeff Colbath to unseal Epstein's federal deferred-prosecution agreement. The hearing is set for 1'30 p m. Jeffrey Epstein Recently in court, Colbath acknowledged that Epstein's deal with the feds had not been sealed in accordance with state and local court rules. Billionaire financier Jeffrey 1 Epstein has been sentenced to IS months for felony solicitation of prostitution following accusations by teen girls t*,‘..- 1.1:417 More local news photos and all of today's Post stones. behind the agenda: Post reporters cover your area in "I don't see where any of the procedures were ever followed to begin with," Colbath then said. He has since given Epstein's attorney. Jack Goldberger, an opportunity to argue that the document was properly sealed and why it should remain so. The deal promises a look at the behind-the-scenes justice struck for the New York money manager who according to Vanity Fair, hobnobbed with the likes of Prince Andrew and former President Bill Clinton. It's a secret agreement. A secret sweetheart agreement,' former Circuit Judge Bill Berger who now represents some of the women has said. "Everybody was in on this deal except the victims and the public. The public should be outraged it has gone as far as it has." Share This Story A second attorney representing the women, Brad Edwards, has seen the Y Bust OrIk.iwus sealed deal after a federal judge allowed him and his clients to view it, asa linnvint but not discuss its contents. Edwards would only say that the women were "outraged" that it had Fectecrok been negotiated behind their backs. A reporter asked Edwards if he farm hlorw. believed Epstein received special treatment by federal prosecutors. wpu am IMP 'Are you kidding? It's transparent. Certainly no one else gets treated like that? Edwards has said. Epstein is currently serving an lit-month sentence in the Palm Beach County Stockade alter pleading guilty a year ago in state court to felony solicitation of prostitution and procuring teenagers for prostitution. Epstein is allowed out, though, each day from 7 am. to I I p.m., a spokeswoman for the sheriffs office has said. The saga began years ago after Town of Palm Beach police began investigating reports that young women were being brought to his manse on El Brillo Way to massage him and have sex with him in exchange for money. Displeased with the way the State Attorney's Office handled the case, Palm Beach police later forwarded information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Epstein's own attorneys, in federal filings, have referred to Epstein's deferred prosecution agreement with federal prosecutors as *unprecedented" and 'highly unusual." Goldberger has said he believes the law allows the record to continue to be sealed and is opposing it being opened..' .win has not gotten any spec] treatment, according to Goldberger. EFTA01682792 i ) • EFTA01682793 Epstein's release upsets `Jane Does,' their attorney says By SOMA ISGER Palm Beach Post Staff Wnter Jane Doe No. 5 did not watch tele- vision Wednesday morning, because watching multimillionaire Jeffrey Ep- stein smile and wave pleasantly as he walked out of the Palm Beach County Jail and slipped into a car that car- ried him back to his Palm Beach mansion was sure to make her angry. Yes, the 56-year-old is now a registered sex of- fender who has done his time — not quite 13 months of an 18- month sentence. And yes, he still must serve a year of probation, checking in weekly with his probation officer. But Jane Doe No. 5 and others, who have filed lawsuits against Epstein in the wake of his guilty plea and subse- quent sentencing, argue that he was treated with a soft touch reserved for See EPSTEIN, 68 ► Epstein No victims, ► EPSTEIN from 1B someone with money and power. At least a dozen lawsuits have been filed against the former money manager on behalf of young women who claim to have been his victims when they were teens. "There was never any victims. There are women who have filed lawsuits against Mr. Epstein and we will challenge them," Epstein's attorney, Jack Goldberger, said. Reading Goldberger's words online, the anony- mous Ms. Doe fired back: "If we are not victims, what would you consider children sexually assault- ed by an older man?" Now 22, she says she was a sophomore in high school when Epstein sexu- ally abused her. She was intimidated by the obvi- ous money and power he wielded, she says. Her anger was shared by Jane Doe Nos. 2 through 8, says Adam Horowitz, who represents each in separate lawsuits. These lawsuits and others filed on behalf of several alleged victims describe Epstein's pursuit of erotic massages and sex from young girls. Attorneys for these young women — some claim to have been as young as 12, according to Horowitz — say he tar- geted poor girls, whom he perceived to be unlikely to tell or whose credibility could be called into ques- tion. And the abuse is alleged to span years in some cases. Horowitz said his cli- ents lived in Loxahatchee and Royal Palm Beach and were often taken to the mansion on El Brillo Way by taxi. Epstein pleaded guilty in June 2008 to two felony charges, procuring a mi- nor for prostitution and soliciting prostitution. The deal he made to get an 18- month sentence is sealed, though that seal is now be- ing challenged in court. "When he was sen- tenced, they were out- raged it was such a light sentence," Horowitz said. Then they learned he wasn't spending all that tide in jail. Epstein's attorney insists 'Some feel very unsafe that he's out on the street right now.' ADAM HOROWITZ Attorney filing lawsuits According to jail re- cords, Epstein was let out every weekday and some weekends since last October as part of a work- release program. He spent his time, according to records, at the Florida Science Foundation, a non- profit he created before he was sentenced. Now the man's out. "They are very dis- turbed. Some feel very unsafe that he's out on the street right now," Horowitz said. Follow-up calls to Ep- stein's attorney were not returned. For the next year, Ep- stein must check in week- ly with a probation officer. He'll also have to donate a sample of his DNA for the state's database. As for Epstein's return home, Palm Beach relies on state law to determine where registered sex offenders may not live — within 1,000 feet of a school, park or child care center. His mansion sits clear of all those zones. Staff researcher Niels Heimeriks contributed to this story sonja isgertspepost corn Get caught up Read past coverage about the Jeffrey Epstein case. PalmBeachPost.com/epsteln EFTA01682794 • • Bankrate owns: ■ Bankrate .com ■ Interest.com ■ Mortgage- calc.com ■ Nationwide Card Services ■ Savingforcollege.com ■ Fee Disclosure ■ InsureMe ■ CreditCardGuide.com ■ Bankaholic.com. Source: Bankrato Inc. the Nasdaq exchange. In recent years, though, Bankrate has produced consistent profits and has been buying smaller firms. The Associated Press and Bloomberg News contrib- uted to this story. ejell_ostrowskiapepost corn Ider Capital FirstCity is among several banks drawing the interest of suitors. First Bank and Trust Co. of Indiantown and First Bank of the Palm Beaches. • 04trowsklepopost tom EFTA01682795 Multimillionaire Palm Beach sex offender's secret -plea deal to be unsealed Friday By SUSAN SPENCER-WENDEL Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Thursday, September 17, 2009 WEST PALM BEACH - Billionaire financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's secret deal struck with federal prosecutors is due to be unsealed and released to the public tomorrow. Following requests by the Palm Beach Post and attorneys for some of his alleged victims, the document - improperly sealed in state court - is expected to be unsealed by Circuit Judge Jeffery Colbath. Epstein's attorney has unsuccessfully fought its release in court. Jeffrey Epstein Billionaire financier Jeffrey 7..4 Epstein has been sentenced to 18 months for felony solicitation of prostitution following accusations by teen girls. Past coverage • Page2Live.com coverage Post your comments on this story below The back room deal with federal prosecutors is potentially all the more interesting in light of the legal powerhouses who have worked for Epstein, including Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz and Kenneth Starr of Bill Clinton impeachment fame. Epstein ended up avoiding federal charges, and pleaded guilty in state court to felony solicitation of prostitution and procuring a person under the age of 18 for prostitution. In July 2008, he was sentenced to 18 months in jail, and later allowed out up to six days a week on work release. Epstein left the jail in late July 2009 after serving not quite 13 months of the sentence, having earned gain time for good behavior. Palm Beach Police began an 11-month investigation of the "international moneyman of mystery," as the New York magazine dubbed him, after they received a complaint from a relative of a 14-year-old girl who had given Epstein a naked massage at his home, an $8.5 million mansion on the Intracoastal Waterway. Police sought and found in poor neighborhoods a variety of tall, thin, model- like young women, who told stories of being recruited, then going to EFTA01682796 Epstein's home, massaging him and stimulating him - and walking away with between $200 and $1,000. The investigation triggered tensions between police and prosecutors, with then-Chief Michael Reiter saying in a May 2006 letter to then-State Attorney Barry Krischer that the chief prosecutor should disqualify himself. "I continue to fund your office's treatment of these cases highly unusual," Reiter wrote. He then asked for and got the federal investigation that ended in the sealed deal. "The Jeffrey Epstein matter was an experience of what a many-million-dollar defense can accomplish," — Reiter told the Palm Beach Daily News upon his retirement. Epstein now faces at least 20 civil lawsuits filed by young woman represented by prominent attorneys. The civil litigation intensified recently with a lawyer for the one of the women, Spencer Kuvin, made a request to inspect and photograph Epstein's genitalia. One of the young women - who told police she was Epstein's "number one girl" - described his genitalia as being deformed and "egg-shaped", according to a police record. Attorneys, including former Cirucit Judge William Berger, sought the release of the sealed deal as part of their legal strategy in those civil suits. Epstein has repeatedly invoked his right to remain silent and not incriminate himself when being deposed in the civil lawsuits. The attorneys sought to unseal the deal to clarify whether Epstein faces the possibility of further prosecution. which may or may not impact his right to remain silent. 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But federal prosecutors backed down and agreed to recall grand jury subpoenas if Epstein pleaded guilty to prostitution-related felonies in state court, which he ultimately did. He received an 18-month jail sentence, of which he served 13 months. See EPSTEIN, 12A ► • • EFTA01682799 Tension between prosecutors, police ► EPSTEIN from L4 The US. Attorney's Office also agreed not to ch any of Epstein's it- • IEL ILesley an The deal was negotiated in part by heavyweight New York criminal defense attorney Gerald Lefcourt. Unsealed on Friday af- ter attorneys for some of Epstein's victims and The Palm Beach Post sought its release, it offers the '"'"'first public look at the deal Epstein's high-powered legal counsel brokered on his behalf. Mark Johnson of Stuart, a former federal prosecu- tor, described the dispar- ity in potential sentences as unusual, but even more so a provision on attorney payment. The first draft of the agreement in September 2007 required that Epstein pay an attorney — tapped by the US. Attorney's Of- fice and approved by Ep- stein — to represent some of the victims. That attor- ney is prominent Miami lawyer Bob Josefsberg. But an addendum to the agreement signed the following month struck Epstein's duty to pay Josefsberg if he and the victims did not accept settlements — capped at $150,000 — and instead Former Judge Bill Berger, representing victims, called the agreement a 'sweetheart deal.' tigation were told ahead of time. Edwards said his clients received letters from the U.S. Attorney's Office months after the deal was signed, assuring them Epstein would be prosecuted. "Never consulting the victims is probably the most outrageous aspect of it," Edwards said. "It taught them that someone with money can buy his way out of anything. It's outrageous and embar- rassing for United States Attorney's Office and the State Attorney's Office." Epstein now faces many civil lawsuits filed by the women, who are represented by a variety of attorneys. In many, the allegations are the same: that Epstein had a predi- lection for teenage girls, identified poor, vulnerable ones and used other young women to lure them to his Palm Beach mansion. They walked away with between $200 and $1,000. Former Circuit Judge Bill Berger, also represent- ing victims, called the agreement a "sweetheart deal." "Why was it so impor- tant for the government to make this deal?" Berger asked rhetorically. "We have not yet had an hon- est explanation by any public official as to why it was made ... and why the victims were sold down the river." Former federal pros- ecutor Ryon McCabe de- scribed the agreement as "very unorthodox." Such agreements, he said, are usually reserved for corpo- rations, not individuals. "It's very, very rare. I've never seen or heard of the procedure that was set up here," said McCabe, who has no involvement in any Epstein litigation. "He's essentially avoid- ing federal prosecution because he can afford to pay that many lawyers to help those victims review their cases. ... If a person has no money, he couldn't be able to strike a deal like this and avoid federal pros- ecution." The backroom deal with federal prosecutors is all the more interesting in light of the legal power- houses who have worked for Epstein, including Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz and Bill Clin- ton investigator Kenneth Starr. Lefcourt is a past president of the. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Epstein's local defense attorney, Jack Goldberger, issued a statement Fri- day saying he had fought the release of the sealed agreement to protect the third parties named there. "Mr. Epstein has fully abided by all of its terms and conditions. He is look- ing forward to putting this difficult period in•his life behind him. He is con- tinuing his long-standing history of science philan- thropy. The investigation trig- gered tensions between police and prosecutors, with then-Palm Beach Chief Michael Reiter say- ing in a May 2006 letter to then-State Attorney Barry Krischer that the chief prosecutor should disqualify himself. "I continue to find your office's treatment of these cases highly unusual," Re- iter wrote. He then asked for and got the federal investigation that ended in the sealed deal. The Jeffrey Epstein matter was an experience of what a many-million- dollar defense can accom- plish," Reiter told the Palm Beach Daily News upon his retirement. susan_spencer_wendel OpOpost.com EFTA01682800 Sleazy perp, sleazier deal On the second page of the secret deal between federal prosecutors and Jeffrey Epstein, we read that the agreement will serve the interests of "the United States, the State of Florida, and the Defendant." Wrong on the first two, right on the third. Until Friday, the public didn't know the terms of the deal that finalized the case of the Palm Beacher who arranged to have girls brought to his house for sex and massages. Only Epstein's platoon of lawyers, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida and the Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office knew the details. And now we know why the perpetrators of this outrage didn't want the public to know. The deal is an indictment of a system that did much more for a criminal than for his victims. Jeffrey Epstein — officially a registered sex offender but in plain terms a pervert — escaped what should have been serious prison time. Instead, the fed- eral deal allowed him to plead guilty to light charges in state court. He spent just 13 months — nights only — in the Palm Beach County Jail. Meanwhile, the government tried to help Epstein buy off the young girls whom Epstein had exploited. Several of those girls have filed civil suits against Epstein. (Their lawyers and lawyers for The Post sued to make the plea deal public.) In the agreement, the government proposes to identify all the alleged victims and steer them to a lawyer, whose ex- penses Epstein would pay. In return, however, the victims would withdraw all lawsuits from state court and agree to a settlement in federal court of no more than $150,000 each. Even then, of course, Epstein would not acknowledge any "liability" Epstein Government acted like Epstein's go-betweens. The agreement thus placed the Department of Justice in a role simi- lar to those of the four women who procured girls for Epstein. If there's a precedent in this or any of the other 92 United States attorney's offices, we'd like to hear it. Not surprisingly, R. Alexander Acosta also agreed not to prosecute those women. If the outcome is frustrating, so is the lack of accountability. Mr. Acosta's name is on the deal, but he's now the dean of Florida International University's law school. A call to his office for comment Monday was not returned. The name of Assistant U.S. Attorney is on the deal. Sesti li ederal prosecutor in West Palm Beach, but Alicia Valle, the office's special coun- sel, said in an e-mail, "We cannot comment on your questions" Didn't she really mean will not? This case got into the federal system because former Palm Beach Police Chief Michael Reiter believed that Palm Beach County State At- torney Barry Krischer wasn't moving aggressively enough. Mr. Krischer retired last year. The assistant state attorney who oversaw the case is no longer with the office. At this point, the public must hope that the civil suits suck as much money from Epstein as possible. Money seems to be all that he understands. Also, Jef- frey Sloman is serving as the acting US. attorney for the Southern District of Florida until President Obama nomi- nates a permanent replacement for confirmation by the Senate. It would be good to know that whoever follows Mr. Acosta is on record that the Jeffrey Epstein deal did not serve the interests of the United States. TALK BACK! 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