# Jeffery Epstein has been arrested for sex trafficking a minor **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 7, 2019, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658 "2019-07-07T05:03:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/1 "2019-07-07T05:03:08Z")
Outstanding news - Jeffrey Epstein, Hedge fund manager and Friend of Donald, has been arrested for sex trafficking minors. He could face 45 years in prison. He’s been arrested by the hard working Southren District of New York. From Daily Beast, who have been pursuing the Epstein story - **[Jeffrey Epstein Arrested for Sex Trafficking of Minors](https://www.thedailybeast.com/jeffrey-epstein-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-of-minors-source?ref=home)** > **[Jeffrey Epstein Arrested for Sex Trafficking of Minors](https://www.thedailybeast.com/jeffrey-epstein-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-of-minors-source?ref=home)** > > Jeffrey Epstein is being held at the federal lockup in Manhattan, according to law enforcement sources. > [@Daily Beast Article](#): > > Billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein was arrested for allegedly sex trafficking dozens of minors in New York and Florida between 2002 and 2005, and will appear in court in New York on Monday, according to three law enforcement sources. The arrest, by the FBI-NYPD Crimes Against Children Task Force, comes about 12 years after the 66-year-old financier essentially got a slap on the wrist for allegedly molesting dozens of underage girls in Florida. > > For more than a decade, Epstein’s alleged abuse of minors has been the subject of lawsuits brought by victims, investigations by local and federal authorities, and exposés in the press. But despite the attention cast on his alleged sex crimes, the hedge-funder has managed to avoid any meaningful jail time, let alone federal charges. > > The new indictment—which, according to two sources, will be unsealed Monday in Manhattan federal court—will reportedly allege that Epstein sexually exploited dozens of underage girls in a now-familiar scheme: paying them cash for “massages” and then molesting or sexually abusing them in his Upper East Side mansion or his palatial residence in Palm Beach. Epstein will be charged with one count of sex trafficking of minors and one count of conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking of minors—which could put him away for a maximum of 45 years. The case is being handled by the Public Corruption Unit of the Southern District of New York, with assistance from the district’s human-trafficking officials and the FBI. I seem to recall his agreement with the feds in Florida promised him immunity for other charges than the one he agreed to. That agreement has been found to have broken the law by not informing the many victims of its progress. I suspect that the SDNY is banking the angle that they never promised Epstein immunity for crimes committed in New York. Epstein’s due in court on Monday. Expect a whole lot of pissing and moaning from lawyer Alan Dershowitz, who is himself accused of participating in Epstein’s child sex ring. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/2 "2019-07-07T05:08:27Z")
Not just the Dodgy Beast. The WaPo, NYT & Miami Herald are reporting this. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/3 "2019-07-07T05:28:37Z")
Trump lackey Alexander Acosta, currently Secretary of Labor, is also implicated in having brokered a plea deal for Epstein in 2008 that pretty much let him off the hook with few repercussions despite a federal investigation having identified 36 underage victims: > **[Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein arrested and accused of sex trafficking minors,...](https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/06/us/jeffrey-epstein-arrest-sex-trafficking-indictment/index.html)** > > Florida-based billionaire Jeffrey Epstein has been indicted on new charges related to alleged sex crimes involving minors, law enforcement sources told CNN on Saturday. If you’re gonna be a pedophile, it’s good to be a rich one. Same goes for being a misogynistic predator, as Trump knows. It’s all right in the Republican playbook, under “Family Values”. ---
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/4 "2019-07-07T06:43:38Z")
Which President flew on Epstein’s private plane 26 times? Oh yeah Bill Clinton, inconvenient truth is that the guy was a huge democrat donor till around 2004 and then started donating more to republicans, why the need to politicize the issue? The guy is a sick fuck and people on both sides took his money, and hung out with him. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/5 "2019-07-07T07:02:43Z")
When did Clinton promise to “drain the swamp”? ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/6 "2019-07-07T07:29:05Z")
> [@pool](#): > > Which President flew on Epstein’s private plane 26 times? Oh yeah Bill Clinton, inconvenient truth is that the guy was a huge democrat donor till around 2004 and then started donating more to republicans, why the need to politicize the issue? The guy is a sick fuck and people on both sides took his money, and hung out with him. Only the republican side, in the form of DA Alexander Acosta, Trump’s future Labor secretary, went on to write Epstein a sweetheart deal that got his charges handwaved away. Only the republican side went on to reward that cooperative DA with a cabinet position. Only the republican side, in the form of our current federal prosecutors, are still arguing that Epstein’s original deal should stand even if they broke the law the in implementing it. As for Bill Clinton - as far as I can tell, no one’s accused him of doing anything but catching a free plane ride (unlike Epstein, Donald Trump and Alan Dershowitz, who’ve all been accused of rape, directly by name.) But hey, if anyone does accuse Bill Clinton directly, then I hope they throw the book at him. Only the republican side seems to think that mentioning Bill Clinton will give normal people second thoughts about pursuing real charges versus Jeffrey Epstein. ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/7 "2019-07-07T07:46:24Z")
In further great news, the US Court of Appeals has ordered over [2000 pages of documents relating to the Epstein case unsealed and released.](https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2019/07/03/read-the-ruling-2nd-circuit-orders-jeffrey-epstein-records-unsealed-cautions-media-and-public/?slreturn=20190607034328) Can’t wait to find out what’s in THAT mess. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/8 "2019-07-07T10:20:56Z")
> [@Merneith](#): > > As for Bill Clinton - as far as I can tell, no one’s accused him of doing anything but catching a free plane ride (unlike Epstein, Donald Trump and Alan Dershowitz, who’ve all been accused of rape, directly by name.) Not that I’m convinced he’s guilty but… Is your memory that bad? > **[The rape allegation against Bill Clinton, explained](https://www.vox.com/2016/1/6/10722580/bill-clinton-juanita-broaddrick)** > > Juanita Broaddrick claims the former president assaulted her in 1978. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/9 "2019-07-07T11:02:43Z")
Christ, I hope they’ve learned their lesson about letting this predator out on the streets. ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/10 "2019-07-07T12:56:45Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Not that I’m convinced he’s guilty but… Is your memory that bad? > [The rape allegation against Bill Clinton, explained - Vox](https://www.vox.com/2016/1/6/10722580/bill-clinton-juanita-broaddrick) 1. Broaddrick’s got nothing to do with these particular charges against Epstein and the people on his plane (go round and round). 2. The reason that there were never any charges in the Broaddrick case is because she steadfastly refused to discuss the case publicly or file charges until the statute of limitations ran out. 3. Despite being begged by Ken Starr and other Republicans, Juanita Broaddrick refused to make any official statement about Bill Clinton under oath - except for a sworn deposition in which she states that he never touched her. 4. So, you know, absolutely nothing like the women who have been clamoring to have someone press charges in the face of prosecutorial protection for Epstein, Trump & Dershowitz. As far as I can tell, no one related to the Epstein case has accused Bill of anything. I could be wrong. Maybe more charges will be filed. If someone has the goods on Clinton, let’em rip. Either way, the Republican whataboutism as they desperately wave Bill Clinton’s name about will remain super ineffective. ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/11 "2019-07-07T13:37:08Z")
> [@pool](#): > > Which President flew on Epstein’s private plane 26 times? Oh yeah Bill Clinton, inconvenient truth is that the guy was a huge democrat donor till around 2004 and then started donating more to republicans, why the need to politicize the issue? The guy is a sick fuck and people on both sides took his money, and hung out with him. Great, so if Bill Clinton is found to have done anything wrong here, I would like to see him in jail for it. So, the question is why do you find the need to politicize the issue? ---
**Author:** ![WillFarnaby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/willfarnaby/32/514_2.png) [@WillFarnaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillFarnaby)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/12 "2019-07-07T14:14:03Z")
> [@Merneith](#): > > As for Bill Clinton - as far as I can tell, no one’s accused him of doing anything but catching a free plane ride (unlike Epstein, Donald Trump and Alan Dershowitz, who’ve all been accused of rape, directly by name.) Dershowitz is a standard issue Democrat. ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/13 "2019-07-07T14:16:05Z")
From a [2010 case](https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/j59vm8/the-salacious-ammo-even-donald-trump-wont-use-in-a-fight-against-hillary-clinton-bill-clinton?utm_source=vicenewstwitter) questioning Epstein: “Q: Have you ever had a personal relationship with Donald Trump? A. What do you mean by “personal relationship,” sir? Q. Have you socialized with him? A. Yes, sir. Q. Yes? A. Yes, sir. Q. Have you ever socialized with Donald Trump in the presence of females under the age of 18? A: Though I’d like to answer that question, at least today I’m going to have to assert my Fifth, Sixth, and 14th Amendment rights, sir.” Also from this interesting article: “Trump was also listed in this section. Under his name were 14 phone numbers, including emergency numbers, car numbers, and numbers to Trump’s security guard and houseman.” This article further makes the point that Trump, who attacked Clinton for everything real and imagined, didn’t touch this issue with a ten foot pole for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/14 "2019-07-07T14:21:50Z")
> [@WillFarnaby](#): > > Dershowitz is a standard issue Democrat. And that changes what? ---
**Author:** ![UCBearcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/77aa72/32.png) [@UCBearcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UCBearcats)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/15 "2019-07-07T14:26:44Z")
This sick fuck better get life in prison. ---
**Author:** ![WillFarnaby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/willfarnaby/32/514_2.png) [@WillFarnaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillFarnaby)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/16 "2019-07-07T14:48:22Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > And that changes what? Opinions on whether he should be prosecuted, most likely. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/17 "2019-07-07T14:57:02Z")
Whose? Yours? ---
**Author:** ![Emiliana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@Emiliana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emiliana)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/18 "2019-07-07T14:57:14Z")
> [@pool](#): > > Which President flew on Epstein’s private plane 26 times? Oh yeah Bill Clinton, inconvenient truth is that the guy was a huge democrat donor till around 2004 and then started donating more to republicans, why the need to politicize the issue? The guy is a sick fuck and people on both sides took his money, and hung out with him. Well, that does it for me. I’ll never vote for Bill Clinton again,.:mad: ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/19 "2019-07-07T14:58:28Z")
> [@WillFarnaby](#): > > Opinions on whether he should be prosecuted, most likely. Which applies equally to Trump. What’s your point? ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/20 "2019-07-07T15:19:52Z")
> [@WillFarnaby](#): > > Opinions on whether he should be prosecuted, most likely. You make shit up as you go along just to fit the twisted narrative in your head. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658.md?page=2)