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Extraction Summary
7
People
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Organizations
4
Locations
3
Events
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Relationships
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Quotes
Document Information
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News article / editorial (evidence file)
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Summary
This document appears to be an editorial or article criticizing the State Attorney's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case, specifically the failure to charge him with crimes against minors despite police evidence. It details evidence found by police (school transcripts, trash), instances proving the girls were students (missing appointments for soccer or class), and the defense tactics used by Alan Dershowitz to discredit victims via their MySpace activity. It also mentions witness intimidation by private investigators and questions why a lenient plea deal was offered.
People (7)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Subject/Defendant |
53-year-old Manhattan money manager indicted on one felony count of solicitation; accused of crimes against minors.
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| Alan Dershowitz | Defense Attorney |
Harvard law professor hired by Epstein; provided details to prosecutors to assail the character of victims.
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| Jack Goldberger | Defense Attorney |
Epstein's attorney; denied knowing about private investigators following victims; quoted saying Epstein never denied ...
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| Barry Krischer | State Attorney |
Criticized for not letting a jury decide on charges involving minors and for the plea deal offered.
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| Mike Edmondson | Spokesman |
Spokesman for Barry Krischer; questioned by the author regarding the grand jury referral.
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| Unnamed 20-year-old woman | Recruiter |
Royal Palm Beach woman who told police she recruited girls for Epstein; had a MySpace page.
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| Pimpin' Made EZ | Online Persona |
Username featured on the recruiter's MySpace page.
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Organizations (5)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Palm Beach Police |
Strenuously urged charges of unlawful sex acts with a minor; investigated the case.
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| State Attorney's Office |
Led by Barry Krischer; criticized for leniency and plea deal offer.
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| Harvard |
Affiliated with Alan Dershowitz.
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| myspace.com |
Social media platform where victims discussed drug use and recruiter had a page.
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| The Palm Beach Post |
Newspaper that received a quote from Jack Goldberger.
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Timeline (3 events)
December 2004
A 16-year-old girl went to Epstein's house to 'work' to make money for Christmas gifts.
Epstein's Home
Jeffrey Epstein
16-year-old victim
Prior to article
Police search of Epstein's trash and home found phone messages and a high school transcript.
Epstein's Home
Prior to article
Parents of a victim were followed and intimidated by men in vehicles registered to private investigators.
Unknown
Victim's parents
Private Investigators
Locations (4)
| Location | Context |
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Location of police department and events.
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7,234-square-foot waterfront home where police found evidence.
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Location associated with Epstein (money manager).
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Residence of the 20-year-old recruiter.
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Relationships (3)
hired Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz
defense attorney Jack Goldberger
told police she recruited girls for Mr. Epstein
Key Quotes (4)
"He's never denied girls came to the house."Source
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"One girl couldn't show up when Mr. Epstein wanted because she had soccer."Source
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"Mr. Epstein had to wait for his "massage" session because the girl he wanted was still in class."Source
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"police found from searching Mr. Epstein's trash and 7,234-square-foot waterfront home, provide evidence that he knew the girls were teenagers."Source
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the difference between prostitution and pedophilia.
So, it is baffling that Mr. Epstein, who was indicted last month by a grand jury on one felony count of solicitation of prostitution, has not been charged, as Palm Beach police strenuously urged, with unlawful sex acts with a minor and lewd and lascivious molestation.
Conviction of crimes against minors would mean steeper penalties than the maximum five-year prison term Mr. Epstein faces if convicted of the single count of felony solicitation. It also would help carry a message of intolerance to perverts who prey on girls.
Prosecutors did not pursue charges against Mr. Epstein reflecting the age of the victims because they assumed a jury would view the girls not as victims but as promiscuous, untrustworthy, willing participants. The presumption is offensive.
Mr. Epstein, a 53-year-old Manhattan money manager who has hired Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz and defense attorney Jack Goldberger, has denied knowing how old the girls were. But police interviews with five alleged victims and 17 witnesses under oath, as well as phone messages, a high school transcript and other items that police found from searching Mr. Epstein's trash and 7,234-square-foot waterfront home, provide evidence that he knew the girls were teenagers.
One girl couldn't show up when Mr. Epstein wanted because she had soccer. Another time, Mr. Epstein had to wait for his "massage" session because the girl he wanted was still in class.
Why didn't State Attorney Barry Krischer let a jury decide whether to believe the teenagers - including a 16-year-old who went to Mr. Epstein's house to "work" in December 2004 after being asked whether she needed to make money for Christmas gifts?
Prosecutors gave greater weight to the details Mr. Dershowitz provided about the girls in an apparent effort to assail their character. Mr. Dershowitz pointed out to prosecutors that some of the teenagers had talked on myspace.com about marijuana and alcohol use. The 20-year-old Royal Palm Beach woman who told police she recruited girls for Mr. Epstein has a Web page on myspace.com that features one girl using the name "Pimpin' Made EZ."
Although no charges of witness tampering have been filed, the parents of at least one of the teenage victims complained to police of being followed and intimidated by two men. Police determined that their vehicles were registered to two private investigators. Mr. Goldberger denied knowing anything about it.
Police also note in their reports that the state attorney's office offered Mr. Epstein a plea deal that would have placed him on probation for five years, allowing him ultimately to walk away with no criminal record at all.
I asked Mr. Krischer's spokesman, Mike Edmondson, why the case was referred to a grand jury instead of Mr. Epstein being charged and facing a trial before a jury. And shouldn't the victims' credibility be a factor to determine whether a crime's been committed, not whether a jury will convict? (After all, as Mr. Goldberger told The Palm Beach Post of Mr. Epstein, "He's never denied girls came to the house.")
So, it is baffling that Mr. Epstein, who was indicted last month by a grand jury on one felony count of solicitation of prostitution, has not been charged, as Palm Beach police strenuously urged, with unlawful sex acts with a minor and lewd and lascivious molestation.
Conviction of crimes against minors would mean steeper penalties than the maximum five-year prison term Mr. Epstein faces if convicted of the single count of felony solicitation. It also would help carry a message of intolerance to perverts who prey on girls.
Prosecutors did not pursue charges against Mr. Epstein reflecting the age of the victims because they assumed a jury would view the girls not as victims but as promiscuous, untrustworthy, willing participants. The presumption is offensive.
Mr. Epstein, a 53-year-old Manhattan money manager who has hired Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz and defense attorney Jack Goldberger, has denied knowing how old the girls were. But police interviews with five alleged victims and 17 witnesses under oath, as well as phone messages, a high school transcript and other items that police found from searching Mr. Epstein's trash and 7,234-square-foot waterfront home, provide evidence that he knew the girls were teenagers.
One girl couldn't show up when Mr. Epstein wanted because she had soccer. Another time, Mr. Epstein had to wait for his "massage" session because the girl he wanted was still in class.
Why didn't State Attorney Barry Krischer let a jury decide whether to believe the teenagers - including a 16-year-old who went to Mr. Epstein's house to "work" in December 2004 after being asked whether she needed to make money for Christmas gifts?
Prosecutors gave greater weight to the details Mr. Dershowitz provided about the girls in an apparent effort to assail their character. Mr. Dershowitz pointed out to prosecutors that some of the teenagers had talked on myspace.com about marijuana and alcohol use. The 20-year-old Royal Palm Beach woman who told police she recruited girls for Mr. Epstein has a Web page on myspace.com that features one girl using the name "Pimpin' Made EZ."
Although no charges of witness tampering have been filed, the parents of at least one of the teenage victims complained to police of being followed and intimidated by two men. Police determined that their vehicles were registered to two private investigators. Mr. Goldberger denied knowing anything about it.
Police also note in their reports that the state attorney's office offered Mr. Epstein a plea deal that would have placed him on probation for five years, allowing him ultimately to walk away with no criminal record at all.
I asked Mr. Krischer's spokesman, Mike Edmondson, why the case was referred to a grand jury instead of Mr. Epstein being charged and facing a trial before a jury. And shouldn't the victims' credibility be a factor to determine whether a crime's been committed, not whether a jury will convict? (After all, as Mr. Goldberger told The Palm Beach Post of Mr. Epstein, "He's never denied girls came to the house.")
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