Prosecutors knew about Epstein rapes before deal
Toronto Star|July 02, 2024
Florida prosecutors knew the late millionaire and financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually assaulted teenage girls two years before they cut a plea deal that has long been criticized as too lenient and a missed opportunity to imprison him a decade earlier, according to transcripts released Monday.
TERRY SPENCER

The 2006 grand jury investigation was the first of many by law enforcement over two decades into Epstein's rape and sex trafficking of teens-and how his ties to the rich seem to have allowed him to avoid prison or a serious jail term for more than a decade.

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