Some of the photos were discovered in a locked safe
Federal prosecutors in New York unsealed a criminal indictment Monday charging billionaire Jeffrey Epstein with having operated a sex trafficking ring in which he sexually abused dozens of underage girls, allegations that have circulated around the politically connected businessman for years.
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Epstein, 66, was arrested Saturday night at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey aboard his private jet upon returning from Paris.
Later that evening, federal agents executing a search warrant of Epstein’s mansion in New York City recovered and seized a “vast trove” of lewd photographs of young-looking women or girls, prosecutors said in a bail memorandum.
Some of the photos were discovered in a locked safe along with compact discs with hand-written labels that read, “Young [Name] + [Name],” “Misc nudes 1,” and “Girl pics nude,” according to the bail memorandum.
He collected them, as one might collect stamps or wildflowers or minerals or old coins or other insensate objects. The trouble is, girls are not insensate objects. Clearly it’s very difficult for some men to grasp that simple fact, but it is nonetheless true.
The indictment also implicates some of Epstein’s employees. One person referred to as “Employee-1” called girls who had previously been lured into encounters with Epstein to arrange future visits to his New York residence, the indictment states.
When Epstein would travel by private jet from New York to Palm Beach, an employee or associate would “ensure that minor victims were available for encounters upon his arrival in Florida,” according to the indictment.
As an employee or associate might ensure that bottles of wine or baskets of fresh peaches or vats of hand-churned ice cream were available. The trouble is, girls are not food for men to devour. Clearly it’s very difficult for some men to grasp that simple fact, but it is nonetheless true.
Berman said the office would seek to keep Epstein detained pending trial, meaning prosecutors are expected to argue against giving him bail.
“We think he is a significant flight risk,” Berman said, citing Epstein’s “extreme” wealth, his two planes and the seriousness of the charges he faces.
Practically a guaranteed flight risk, I would think.
Fun fact: one of James Comey’s daughters – Maureen – is one of the prosecutors on the case.
Serial killers, like serial rapists, keep trophies, too. Tapes and photographs are favorites.
But…we know from Lawrence Krauss (who is a SCIENTIST!) that he has not been seen in the company of women younger than 19 (or apparently older than 23?). And Krauss knows that because…he demanded to see their ID? He can instantly tell a woman’s age by looking? And all women look their age? Or he has some magical Kraussessence that allows him to collect women’s age data without anything but just…I don’t know, knowing?
Will this be a case of “pics or it didn’t happen” turning into “no amount of pics can prove it happened”? Or will the naysayers finally admit they were wrong?
minor victims
I hope they mean minor in the sense of underage and not unimportant.
Josh @ 1 – oh yes, so they do. There’s a chilling moment in the third season of Unforgotten when the DCI (a woman) tells the suspected serial killer, “You see, we think they’re trophies.” What were? A scrunchy, a pair of knickers, a necklace.
(I was reading an NYT article on this and noticed that had given me a browser tab with the text “Naked Pictures of Underage Girls” [the truncated part of the title being something like “found in Jeffrey Epstein’s residence”]. Yikes. There’s something I wouldn’t want anybody to see out of context.)
It’s hard to believe Epstein’s getting out of this. Probably won’t get bail and will go to jail for a long time. Too many people are watching for a repeat of what happened in Florida. It’s a shame that should matter though.
Trump in 2002 to biographer Tim O’Brien.
Wasn’t Trump accused of raping a minor at Epstein’s mansion a long time ago (late ’80s-early ’90s)? If memory serves, the charge was dropped after the victim, who was 13-14 at the time of her alleged rape, withdrew her statement. I seem to recall that there were strong suggestions that she had received threats prior to doing so.
Are you suggesting that POTUS may actually have behaved like a *gasp* Mafia boss? Say it isn’t so!
@7, 8
From here:
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/assault-allegations-donald-trump-recapped