Jeffrey Epstein Case: Florida Prosecutors Knew He Raped Teen Girls, Newly-Released Transcripts Show
New details on the Jeffrey Epstein case have emerged as court documents have finally been made public, and it showed that Florida prosecutors knew he raped two teen girls. This led to the plea deal where the Florida prosecutors were criticized for being too lenient on the known child molester.
The transcripts from the 2006 grand jury investigation were released Monday. It showed how Epstein managed to stay out of prison almost 10 years ago, with many pointing out that this was a missed opportunity to imprison him over his child sex trafficking activities.
Jeffrey Epstein had ties to some of the world's most powerful people, from Prince Andrew to Bill Clinton to Donald Trump. His case would have tied many of the rich and famous, as well as the most powerful politicians, to his sex trafficking ring.
Circuit Judge Luis Delgado ordered the release of approximately 150 pages of court documents regarding the case as there was scheduled hearing next week over unsealing the graphic testimony. As the Associated Press noted, Florida grand jury transcripts are usually kept secret forever, but this changed after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had signed a bill that allowed its release.
The bill had created an exemption for cases like Epstein's, and it showed the Florida grand jury hearing testimony that the deceased financial expert had raped teenage girls as young as 14 at his Palm Beach mansion.
The testimony from two teen girls revealed that they were also paid cash or rented cars if they found him more girls. He also paid them so he could commit statutory rape or assault.
"The details in the record will be outrageous to decent people," wrote Judge Delgado. "The testimony taken by the Grand Jury concerns activity ranging from grossly unacceptable to rape - all of the conduct at issue is sexually deviant, disgusting, and criminal."
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Florida Prosecutors Painted Jeffrey Epstein's Teen Victims as 'Prostitutes'
Even though the teen girls are regarded as the victims in the Jeffrey Epstein case, they were not painted in a good light by the prosecution, led by Lanna Belohlavek, who argued that they did not intend to prosecute Epstein because they believed the girls were prostitutes and a jury would never believe them.
The teen girls came from broken families, according to the Miami Herald and the documents showed that they ran away several times before meeting a group of older kids. One of these older kids brought them to Epstein's mansion.
What Did Jeffrey Epstein Do to the Teen Girls Inside His Florida Mansion?
In the testimony from the two girls, obtained by CNN, it showed that one of the girls, who was 17 at that time, was approached by a friend who said she could make $200 by providing a massage at Epstein's home.
Once there, she was led to a room by an Epstein assistant where Epstein met her and he demanded that she take her clothes off and massage him. She testified that he tried touching her even though she told him that she was uncomfortable with this.
After the massage, Epstein told the teen girl that he would pay her if she brought other "girls" to his home, and she agreed, with the girl adding that he told her, "The younger, the better."
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Written by: Rick Martin
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