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MOGUL DODGES JAILBAIT CHARGE - Archives: New York Post Page 1 of 1 MOGUL DODGES JAILBAIT CHARGE New York Post - New York, N.Y. Date: Jul 27, 2006 Start Page: 014 Section: Page Six Text Word Count: 395 Document Text (Copyright 2006, The New York Past Al! Rights Reserved) IT looks like New York billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein got off easy when he was hit with a charge of soliciting a prostitute for a "happy ending" in Palm Beach. Because if Palm Beach police had their way, Epstein, 53 - who surrendered last Sunday and is out on $3,000 bail - might have been whacked with far more serious charges of paying underage girls for sex. But a state grand jury found the witnesses in the case were not credible and threw out all but the single charge of soliciting a hooker in his luxurious Palm Beach ot . Epstein's lawyers and friends now say he's the hapless victim of a vendetta by Palm Beach Police Chiefs , whom they describe as a "born-again nut case." According to the pokce investigation, a co of which was obtained b the Palm Beach Post detectives took statements from 17 witnesses and five alleged victims. 20, a student who described herself as "like a Heidi Fleiss," says she go o give Epstein a massage, ten roug i tim six girls ages 14-16 for massages and sex at his home. She said they were paid $200 per session. Cops also allege that Epstein's personal assistant, who hasn't been charged, set up the liaisons and put fresh sheets on the massage table and supplied miMolice searched through Epstein's garbage and retrieved sex toys and feminine hygiene products. Epstein's Palm Beach lawyer, Jack Goldberger, told Page Six that the Florida state attorney concluded the cops had looked at evidence from a "one-sided perspective." He added that Epstein had passed an extensive lie-detector test in which he was grilled about underage girls. Epstein's New York lawyer, Gerald Lefcourt, said, "The prosecutor didn't want to bring any charges in this case, but because of the craziness of this police chief, we have the charge of solicitation." Last night, WPTV in Palm Beach reported that one reason testimony may have been dismissed is the kinky Web pa e she has on MySMaturing photos of her fe ds playing with sex toys. One friend even uses the name who isn't charged, also writes, "Do what you do to make that money, life is a gamble. Stay hu ing. A spokeswoman for Reiter said, "We think our investigation speaks for itself." Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction or distribution is prohibited without permission. Abstract <Document Summary) Cops also allege that [Jeffrey Epsteinrs personal assistant, who hasn't been charged, set up the liaisons and put fresh sheets on the massage table and supplied massage of s. dice searched through Epstein's garbage and retrieved sex toys and feminine hygiene products. Epstein's Palm Beach lawyer, Jack Goldberger, told Page Six that the Florida state attorney concluded the cops had looked at evidence from a "one-sided perspective." He added that Epstein had passed an extensive Ile-detector test in which he was grilled about underage girls. Reproduced with permission of the copyright Owner. Further reproduction or distribution is prohibited without permission. httrJ/pqasb.pqarchiver.com/nypos-t/acce,ss/1084327461.html7dids=1084327461:10843274... 7/30/2006 EFTA00261248 MOGUL DODGES JAILBAIT CHARGE By RICHARD JOHNSON with PAULA FRO... 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Because if Palm Beach police had their way, Epstein, 53 - who surrendered last Sunday and is out on $3,000 bail - might have been whacked with far more serious charges of paying underage girls for sex. But a state grand jury found the witnesses in the case were not crediole and threw out all but the single charge of soliciting a hooker in his luxurious Palm Beach home Epstein's lawyers and friends now say he's the hapless etta by Palm Beach Police Chief whom they describe as a "born-again nutcase. According to the police investigation, a copy of which was obtained by the Palm Beach Post detectives took statements from 17 witnesses and five alleged victims. 20. a student who describe erse s 1 ea Heidi FleIss,- says sne got naked to give Epstein a massage, then brought him six girls aces 14-16 for massages and sex at his home. She said they were paid $200 per session. 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EPSTEIN in the County of Palm Beach aforesaid, in the Circuit and State aforesaid, COUNT ONE FELONY SOLICITATION OF PROSTITUTION on or about or between the 1st day of August in the year of our Lord Two Thousand and Four and October 31, 2005, did solicit, induce, entice, or procure another to commit prostitution lewdness, or assignation, contrary to Florida Statute 798.07(1) on three or more occasions between August 01, 2004 and October 31, 2005. contrary to Florida Statute 798.07(2)(f) and (4)(c). (3 DEG FEL)(LEVEL 1) against the form of the statute, to the evil example of all others, and against the peace and dignity of the State of Florida. I hereby certify that I have advised the Grand Jury returning this indictment as authorized and required by law. State Assistant State Attorney of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit of the of Florida, prosecuting for the said State EFTA00261251 -- IWirWrTXTniTrrOFnCE- PSFFFCIRC; 61 366 I214; alii°40flIU OeMWras • WNW , ••••• ••• GRAND JURY FOFtEPERSON DATE Jeffrey E. Epstain, Race: White, Sex Male, DOB: January 70, 1953, Issue Warrant EFTA00261252 News12Now - WPEC-TV West Palm Beach Page 1 of 2 WPEC NEWS1 2 a cbs affiliate NE wsI2, NOW Serving Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast. • COM Storm 2006 Videos Advertiser Index Home Page Local News Top Stories Headlines I-Team Special Reports Links and Numbers Meet The Crew Live Traffic and Cameras Business News AP Video Local Weather Live StormTrac Doppler Animated StormTrac Doppler About Doppler 12000 StormTrac 7-Day Forecast NEWS 12 Now Personal Forecast Weather Watchers Programming What's On? CBS Shows South Florida Business Report HDTV Broadcasts About NEWS12 Contact Us Advertise with Us Job Listings Top Story New Details On Jeffrey Epstein Arrest Written By : Al Pefley July 25. 2006 - 12:21PM New details are emerging in the case of a wealthy Palm Beadier facing sex charges. Jeffrey Epstein has been indicted on charges that he solicited prostitutes three or more times betw€ of last year. News 12 now has the documents that detail what police say Epstein was doing. Palm Beach Police have just released over a hundred pages of their report on Epstein. News 12 is still going through it but the reports Eve seen so far contain some eye-opening revelatio Turns out police have been watching Jeffrey Epstein. a wealthy money-manager with homes in Pal least the past year and a half. According to the police reports. Epstein met a 17 year old girl and started paying her to bring him to encounters at his home. In one case, the report reads quote: "Supposedly the man has a lot of money and often has young man starts with a massage. If he likes them, he keeps them around and does more." Detectives interviewed a number of these teenage girls, one of whom quote: "....admitted getting pz Other girls told police they too were paid 300-dollars per visit to Epstein's house. And the young woman who brought the girls there received 200-dollars from him each time. Police say the young woman remembers bringing 6 girls to Epstein's Palm Beach home. While being questioned, she compared herself to Heidi Fleiss. Reiss, of course, is the former Hollywood madam who arranged girls to provide sexual favors for cl http://www.newsl2now.com/engine.pl?station=wpec&id=3612381&template=breakoutne... 7/25/2006 EFTA00261253 MAGAZINE MOGUL IN SEX BUST By RICHARD JOHNSON with PAULA FROELI... Page 1 of 3 [ Move your services easily online, get a $35 Target® GiftCard. CARS Search Now Jobs: NYP@Work MEMBERS Log In Services HOME STORY INDEX SEND A LETTER BREAKING NEWS BUSINESS COLUMNISTS ENTERTAINMENT GOSSIP PageSix PageSix Magazine Cindy Adams Liz Smith Braden Keil Celebrity Photos XMLARSS Feeds JOBS NEWS POST OPINION PULSE REAL ESTATE SPORTS STYLE TRAVEL SPECIAL SECTIONS IDRIVE Luxury Cars TEMPO The Rhythm of Latin New York Every Tuesday Search Sale & Rental Listings PARAI)141I NLINE EDITION MAGAZINE MOGUL IN SEX BUST Page Six. Richard Johnson With Paula Froelich Chris Wilson and Bill Hoffmann 5-‹ Email a Print XML a Archives © Reprint Feeds Newsletters View PageSix on ono page July 25, 2006 -- THERE was no happy ending for massage-loving New York financier Jeffrey Epstein over the weekend - the eccentric New York billionaire was busted on a sex charge. Epstein, once named by Page Six as one of the Big Apple's most eligible bachelors, was indicted for soliciting a prostitute at his luxurious home in Palm Beach. "He asked for a 'happy ending,' " a friend of the money manager said. It's believed that one masseuse called the cops earlier this year, sparking an investigation. Epstein, 53, isn't sure yet exactly what he's accused of because the indictment is sealed. The billionaire, who was Mort Zuckerman's partner in the second coming of Radar magazine, surrendered at the Palm Beach precinct Sunday after he was informed that a Florida grand jury had indicted him last week. He was released on $3,000 bond after hiring high-powered West Palm Beach attorney Jack Goldberg. Oddly, Epstein was charged with a third-degree felony instead of a misdemeanor - the more serious charge usually being lodged when a defendant has at least two past solicitation convictions, although Epstein has no previous busts for soliciting. The moneyman, who has been known to date top models, refused to comment. But a pal told us he's only being prosecuted because he's an affluent outsider. "This is one of the dangers of being wealthy," said the friend. "It's sort of strange that people give a [bleep] about this stuff." Epstein's nightmare weekend was made even worse by a story about his arrest in yesterday's first edition of the Palm Beach Post, which said he'd been busted in 1993 for stealing his neighbor's mail, convicted of postal fraud, and given five years probation. It turns out that was a different Jeffrey Epstein, and the paper fixed the error in later editions. AN ONL AS YO Rank Custom A North A Associat Satisf The bust is the latest strange twist in the life of a man whose rise to fabulous wealth is somewh Epstein was a math teacher at the ultra-posh Dalton School when he started handling the mon( fashion czar Leslie Wexner, who owns The Limited, Victoria's Secret, Express and Henri Bend He lives now in a 21,000-square-foot Manhattan mansion and owns a private Boeing 727, whic to take Bill Clinton and Kevin Spacey to Africa on a charity mission. http://www.nypost.com/gossip/pagesix/pagesix.htm 7/25/2006 EFTA00261254