Jeffrey Epstein and the Problem With the Sex Offender Registry
This article has some good and bad points but it’s a worthwhile read and comment on the article if you can.
Jeffrey Epstein, the billionaire financier who was recently charged with conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of underage children in July, is currently in jail. He was initially indicted for similar crimes in 2007 but was given a sweetheart deal by then-U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta that gave him 13 months in a county jail and a work-release program where he could leave every day to continue his business. When Epstein was arrested again for what amounted to essentially the same crimes, Acosta stepped down as Labor Secretary in the Trump administration. Now, Epstein could be given 45 years in prison for sex trafficking of children. It’s clear that he never stopped his predatory behavior.
Here’s the thing: Epstein was registered as a sex offender in Florida and New York after 2007, but was not registered in New Mexico, a place where he owned a palatial estate called the Zorro Ranch. Today, the compound is at the epicenter of the investigation into his sex trafficking crimes after he was accused of abuse by at least one minor at the estate.
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Anyone notice how the media uses the creative phrase of “underage children” to describe teenagers, but they conveniently use the words “juveniles” or “teenagers” when they assault or murder someone?
Hilarious how the public eats it all up.
Last time I checked, “underage children” aren’t supposed to go back to a rich guy’s house over and over again and accepting money for sex. Nobody was putting a gun to their heads to do it. That’s called prostitution in the real world. TEENAGERS, not babies.
The US specifically, needs to be more fair instead of using words and phrases when it’s most convenient to fit a narrative or image that they want to portray.
It’s fair to expect the media to use more consistent terminology.
Jeff Epstein abused and raped juveniles.