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Extraction Summary
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People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Quotes
Document Information
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Fbi form (fd-350) with a newspaper clipping from the palm beach post.
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Summary
This document is an FBI form containing an August 5, 2006, newspaper clipping from The Palm Beach Post. The article reports on the police investigation into Jeffrey Epstein for sexual activity with minors, quoting a legal expert who states that ignorance of a minor's age is not a valid legal defense. The article also notes that political figures, including New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, were returning campaign donations from Epstein following the charges.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Money manager |
Accused of sexual activity with minors. Police found probable cause to charge him with unlawful sex acts and lewd and...
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| Bob Dekle | Legal skills professor and former prosecutor |
Quoted as a legal expert, stating that ignorance of a minor's age is not a valid defense in sex crime cases. He was a...
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| Eliot Spitzer | New York Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate |
Returned about $50,000 in campaign contributions he received from Jeffrey Epstein after Epstein was charged.
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| Mark Green | Political candidate |
A candidate to replace Eliot Spitzer, who also returned donations from Epstein.
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| LARRY KELLER | Staff Writer |
Author of The Palm Beach Post article.
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Organizations (5)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| The Palm Beach Post |
Newspaper that published the article.
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| Palm Beach police |
Conducted an 11-month investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.
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| Democratic Party |
Jeffrey Epstein was a financial patron of its organizations and candidates.
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| FBI |
Implied by the use of the FD-350 form to catalog the newspaper clipping.
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| HOUSE_OVERSIGHT |
Document production stamp at the bottom of the page (HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_018925) suggests it was part of materials for a ...
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Timeline (2 events)
In the week prior to 2006-08-05
Politicians Eliot Spitzer and Mark Green returned campaign donations they had received from Jeffrey Epstein.
Spanning 11 months prior to August 2006
Palm Beach police conducted an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, resulting in a finding of probable cause for charges of unlawful sex acts with a minor and lewd and lascivious molestation.
Palm Beach, FL
Locations (5)
| Location | Context |
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Location of Jeffrey Epstein's Intracoastal home and the police department that investigated him.
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City where The Palm Beach Post is located.
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Location where police say girls gave Jeffrey Epstein sexual massages.
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City where Bob Dekle served as a prosecutor.
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State where Eliot Spitzer was Attorney General.
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Relationships (3)
Article states Spitzer returned about $50,000 in campaign contributions he received from Epstein.
Article states Mark Green, a candidate, also returned donations from Epstein.
Article describes Epstein as a 'financial patron of Democratic Party organizations and candidates'.
Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (1,690 characters)
FD-350 (Rev. 5-8-81)
Mount Clipping in Space Below)
(Indicate page, name of
newspaper, city and state.)
1B / 5B / The Palm Beach Post
West Palm Beach, FL
Date: 8/5/2006
Edition:
Title: ExpertL Ignorance of age
isn't defense in sex cases
newspaper, city and state.)
1B / 5B / The Palm Beach Post
West Palm Beach, FL
Date: 8/5/2006
Edition:
Title: ExpertL Ignorance of age
isn't defense in sex cases
Character
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Classification: 31E-MM-108062
Submitting Office: MM
Indexing:
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Classification: 31E-MM-108062
Submitting Office: MM
Indexing:
Expert: Ignorance of age isn't defense in sex cases
By LARRY KELLER
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Even if Palm Beach money manager Jeffrey Epstein didn't know that girls who police say gave him sexual massages at his Intracoastal home were under the legal age, that alone wouldn't have exempted him from criminal charges of sexual activity with minors.
"Ignorance is not a valid defense," said Bob Dekle, a legal skills professor who was a Lake City prosecutor for nearly 30 years, half of that time specializing in sex crimes against children.
"There is no knowledge element as far as the age is concerned," Dekle said.
After an 11-month investigation, Palm Beach police said there was probable cause to charge Epstein, 53, with unlawful sex acts with a minor and lewd and lascivious molestation. They contend that Epstein — friend of the rich and famous and financial patron of Democratic Party organizations and candidates — committed those acts with five underage girls.
"Ignorance is not a valid defense," said Bob Dekle, a legal skills professor who was a Lake City prosecutor for nearly 30 years, half of that time specializing in sex crimes against children.
"There is no knowledge element as far as the age is concerned," Dekle said.
After an 11-month investigation, Palm Beach police said there was probable cause to charge Epstein, 53, with unlawful sex acts with a minor and lewd and lascivious molestation. They contend that Epstein — friend of the rich and famous and financial patron of Democratic Party organizations and candidates — committed those acts with five underage girls.
[Image of Jeffrey Epstein]
Epstein: Two politicians have returned donations since he was charged with soliciting minors.
In the past week, New York Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Eliot Spitzer has returned about $50,000 in campaign contributions he received from Epstein, and Mark Green, a candidate to replace Spitzer in
See EPSTEIN, 5B ►
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