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Tein would represent me. Upon review of Lewis’ background, it was suggested that he might now not have the credibility that he had represented, and rumors were that he had been asked to leave the Department of Justice for inappropriate billing. I told him in no uncertain terms that if this were true he would need to tell me, as he was representing my credibility with the government. If he had been asked to leave the Department of Justice, it would dramatically hurt my chances if it were he making my case to senior officials. He swore up and down, as southerners are apt to do, that there was no truth whatsoever to the allegations. Being charged with untrue allegations rang close to my heart, and I chose to side with Lewis. Only after my incarceration, when Lewis and Tein came to see me in a 9’x 10’ attorney room that smelled of urine, and I told them that I was now being sued by many of the girls on the government list, they expressed their regrets and their willingness to help. However, as they walked out down the dungeon like hall with the sound of clanging gates in the background, they were unaware of the security cameras and microphones throughout the hallway. They chose to high-five one another on camera and smile with the comment, “This is going to be a couple more years of fees”. The guards at the jail, accustomed to some of the most heinous physical crimes imaginable, and hardened against most of humanity’s foibles, were caught off guard by the exhilaration of the potential of more fees.

Sex for money; it’s a sensitive subject. The reactions range from Andrew Dworkin the feminist who considers all intercourse a form of rape; man inserting his authority, to Jackie Mason that posits that when a man takes a woman for dinner, many times his real motivation is the hope of receiving sex at the end of the evening. He suggests it is hypocritical for the man to be able to pay the florist for flowers, the doorman for getting a cab, the restaurant for the food, and the liquor store for the gift of wine, but can’t pay the only person that performs the actual sex act without committing a crime. Yes, I paid for sex. I am a john. Yes, I understand that prostitution is a crime and a crime that very few johns have even gone to jail for. I am aware that there are strong feelings amongst many people regarding that crime. Many countries have legalized it, some states have legalized it; many have a policy of no enforcement. New York City has escort services that openly advertise, massage parlors that have neon signs in midtown. In actual fact, the crime of paying for sex at the time of my transgressions was under penal code 230; equivalent to that of jay walking unless the girl was under 15. Yes, under the age of 15. That was in New York. In Florida, the age of consent is 18. Misrepresentation of age is not considered a defense. Even if the girl worked in a sex establishment where one has to prove age to work, if the girl was met in a bar where the drinking age is 21, or shows ID that appears to be valid that she is over 18, that is not a defense. The State Attorneys who deal with this sort of crime on a regular basis reviewed the case brought by the local police, and said in no uncertain terms that there “were no real victims “ in the Epstein case. NO real victims. Their words; they said the women knew what they were doing. They even brought their best friends to Epstein’s house after going there a number of times themselves. How could there be a serious crime?

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