Case 1:19-cr-00490-RMB Document 2 Filed 07/02/19 Page 1 of 14

0 Case 1:19-cr-00490-RMB Document 2 Filed 07/02/19 Page 1 of 14 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK UNITED STATES OF AMERICA JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Defendant. ORIGINAL SEALED INDICTMENT 19 Cr. 19 Craig 4 9 0 COUNT ONE (Sex Trafficking Conspiracy The Grand Jury charges: OVERVIEW 1. As set forth herein, over the course of many years, JEFFREY EPSTEIN, the defendant, sexually exploited and abused dozens of minor girls at his homes in Manhattan, New . York, and Palm Beach, Florida, among other locations. 2. In particular, from at least in or about 2002, up to and including at least in or about 2005, JEFFREY EPSTEIN, the defendant, enticed and recruited, and caused to be enticed and recruited, minor girls to visit his mansion in Manhattan, New York (the "New York Residence") and his estate in Palm Beach, Florida (the "Palm Beach Residence") to engage in sex acts with him, after which he would give the victims hundreds of dollars in cash. Moreover,