# 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:** 20
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/381 "2019-08-10T13:30:38Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > What does suicide watch for a person mean? Does it mean someone is observed 24/7? Or does it mean they just check on them a lot more? Don’t know if he was on suicide watch. That monster who held 3 women captive as sex slaves for 10 years also managed to off-himself in the early stages of custody and avoided the secular punishment that was on it’s way. I think he was on suicide watch as well. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/382 "2019-08-10T13:31:26Z")
Ask me ten years ago and I would have laughed at any conspiracy theory that seemed straight out of some overwrought TV show. But now it just all seems so very plausible. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/383 "2019-08-10T13:32:44Z")
> [@Unreconstructed\_Man](#): > > I’m not a conspiracy minded guy, but this is _awfully_ convenient for a lot of _very_ powerful people. Yep. Good riddance and everything, but I was under the impression that he could produce a lot more information. ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/384 "2019-08-10T13:34:51Z")
> [@Unreconstructed\_Man](#): > > I’m not a conspiracy minded guy, but this is _awfully_ convenient for a lot of _very_ powerful people. On the other hand, I was just listening to CNN and someone was saying that a lot of potential witnesses were afraid of Epstein, even while in prison, and they may come forward now. But yeah, there were a lot of people who didn’t want him talking. Federal criminal case ends, but civil cases can procede against his estate. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/385 "2019-08-10T13:34:52Z")
well there are other people who can say what happened. And others can still be prosecuted. But the main case against him is no longer relevant. I guess his estate could be sued. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/386 "2019-08-10T13:37:47Z")
This case has been so freaking bizarre ( and Epstein is such a cartoon supervillain) that my fist thought is “I don’t believe it”. I’m picturing some Silence of the Lambs perfect escape that features a fake suicide. I’ve wondered this since he got arrested. Suppose he is involved in some ultimate high stakes blackmail scheme. Maybe the best course for him was just to let his rich and famous marks know that unless they arranged to make him a free man again, by any means possible, that the evidence he had against them would be released. Then see what they came up with. So, I joined a couple of Pizzagate conspiracy Facebook groups just for the lulz. And, if my notifications are any indication, they are going crazy this morning. Gotta go see what they’re coming up with. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/387 "2019-08-10T13:40:05Z")
In the movie Goodfellas Henry Hill said the mob could probably kill him easier in jail than out of jail. He broke the mob rule against selling drugs. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/388 "2019-08-10T13:40:47Z")
> [@Unreconstructed\_Man](#): > > I’m not a conspiracy minded guy, but this is _awfully_ convenient for a lot of _very_ powerful people. This was my first thought but this apparently was his second attempt. If someone was trying to kill him you’d think that they would have succeeded the first time. ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/389 "2019-08-10T13:43:46Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > This case has been so freaking bizarre ( and Epstein is such a cartoon supervillain) that my fist thought is > “I don’t believe it”. I’m picturing some Silence of the Lambs perfect escape that features a fake suicide. > > I’ve wondered this since he got arrested. Suppose he is involved in some ultimate high stakes blackmail scheme. Maybe the best course for him was just to let his rich and famous marks know that unless they arranged to make him a free man again, by any means possible, that the evidence he had against them would be released. Then see what they came up with. > > So, I joined a couple of Pizzagate conspiracy Facebook groups just for the lulz. And, if my notifications are any indication, they are going crazy this morning. Gotta go see what they’re coming up with. To jump on the conspiracy bandwagon, how times in movies have we seen something like: “If anything happens to me, my files will be automatically released to the media”. That would be cool to see in this case. Did he have real blackmail material against all these famous and powerful people? If you want a real conspiracy theory, here you go: Trump had him killed to distract the media for several weeks and because Epstein had something on him. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/390 "2019-08-10T13:45:32Z")
He hung out in Palm Beach which is where Trump goes to Mar a Lago ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/391 "2019-08-10T13:47:34Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > He hung out in Palm Beach which is where Trump goes to Mar a Lago Nice selection of wording there. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/392 "2019-08-10T13:50:07Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > This case has been so freaking bizarre ( and Epstein is such a cartoon supervillain) that my fist thought is > “I don’t believe it”. I’m picturing some Silence of the Lambs perfect escape that features a fake suicide. > > I’ve wondered this since he got arrested. Suppose he is involved in some ultimate high stakes blackmail scheme. Maybe the best course for him was just to let his rich and famous marks know that unless they arranged to make him a free man again, by any means possible, that the evidence he had against them would be released. Then see what they came up with. > > So, I joined a couple of Pizzagate conspiracy Facebook groups just for the lulz. And, if my notifications are any indication, they are going crazy this morning. Gotta go see what they’re coming up with. Be very careful. Those who study crazy are studied _by_ crazy. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/393 "2019-08-10T13:59:11Z")
Hard to imagine that this could have happened without someone powerful, aside from Epstein, wanting it to happen. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/394 "2019-08-10T14:06:22Z")
seems that a lot of the conspiracy folks are blaming the Clintons which I guess is to be expected. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/395 "2019-08-10T14:14:50Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > seems that a lot of the conspiracy folks are blaming the Clintons which I guess is to be expected. No doubt he’ll be added to the so-called murder list. It’s a wonder he hasn’t been connected to the pizzagate nonsense, or has he? ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/396 "2019-08-10T14:19:19Z")
As soon as I can get my lower jaw where it belongs, I will do my Happy Dance! Good riddance to bad rubbish ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/397 "2019-08-10T14:20:14Z")
OK, the MAGAts are claiming Clinton had him croaked. We’ve got to spread the word that Trump did it. We have an opportunity to create a very nice conspiracy theory, and we shouldn’t let it pass! 😛 😛 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/398 "2019-08-10T14:22:59Z")
Trump was on Long Island yesterday at a fund raising rally… not at his NJ golf course. It’s unusual because he always tries to steer this things to his favored properties. I wonder if Papa-Smirk wanted to stop by to say good-bye? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/399 "2019-08-10T14:25:04Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > We have an opportunity to create a very nice conspiracy theory, and we shouldn’t let it pass! 😛 😛 😛 > [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](#): > > Trump was on Long Island yesterday at a fund raising rally… not at his NJ golf course. It’s unusual because he always tries to steer this things to his favored properties. > > I wonder if Papa-Smirk wanted to stop by to say good-bye? Good start. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/400 "2019-08-10T14:36:54Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > seems that a lot of the conspiracy folks are blaming the Clintons which I guess is to be expected. > [@davidm](#): > > No doubt he’ll be added to the so-called murder list. > > It’s a wonder he hasn’t been connected to the pizzagate nonsense, or has he? Of course. The Clintons have killed more people than smallpox. > [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Good start. 😃 I made my contribution: > [@dasmoocher](#): > > If you want a real conspiracy theory, here you go: Trump had him killed to distract the media for several weeks and because Epstein had something on him. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658.md?page=19) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658.md?page=21)