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.
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.
You probably all know this by now, but Epstein was “found dead” in his jail cell. In my opinion, he was murdered to protect the powerful men who were being implicated of engaging in sex with Epstein’s “stable” of underage girls. $lick Willy is one of those rumoured men.
Here again we have a journalist that has been drinking the same cool aid as the rest. She has some of the facts right but comes to the Same conclusion as the politicians ,who are just passing laws to cover their a$$e$ because they didn’t know what they were doing in the first place and were being moved by money and fear of public approval. She thinks the solution is sex offender law that are more inclusive and harsher, instead of realizing that these ones that are getting away with murder are doing so because of their money and political power. These are not the average cases. And the reason they kept doing it is because they could feeling they were above the law. Not because they are sex offenders and couldn’t help themselves.
Wake up journalists!!!!!!
Most on the lists are not a threat to anyone!
She has again the mentality that everyone on the registry is a child rapist. And can never change.
Yeah the thing that is really confusing people really isn’t New Mexico it’s New York. It makes sense he didn’t have to register in New Mexico because the crime for which he was convicted involving a person who was 17 isn’t a crime in New Mexico. Of course he had to register in Florida because the age of consent is 18. But the age of consent in New York is also 17, so why New York had the power to register him and New Mexico didn’t is what is confusing in this case.
New Mexico doesn’t have an explicit age of consent, but a confusing amalgam of various statutes. In general a person can’t be prosecuted for engaging in consensual sex with someone who is 16. The exceptions have to do with positions of authority, etc.
The legislature has used the terms “thirteen to sixteen” and “thirteen to eighteen” which state courts interpret as thirteen but less than sixteen and less than eighteen respectively.
Epstein’s Florida conviction was for soliciting a 17 year old prostitute, which is not a registerable offense in New Mexico. A state can specify registerable offenses, which may be independent of any age of consent. Some states require registration if a person comes from a state where he was required to register. New Mexico requires registration if the conviction was substantially similar to a New Mexico registerable offense.
The files dropped today. And this only shows ultimate evidence the registry was made to deflect from government corruption from all political aspects. These files show the hypocrisy and more is going to come out. I don’t see the registry surviving after all of this in the long run. It shows the common people have been had for decades. And the corruption is actually those political parties pointing the problem elsewhere. Instead of themselves. Registry never worked. Wow. I see this all as good news. Finally.
What files?
On Epstein. Doesn’t say much of what we already know. But they’re public now. And well worth looking into. More will be declassified. This is just the beginning.
“Meanwhile, a man I represent is jailed on Rikers right now, unable to afford bail, after successfully doing check-ins for last 9 years bc he failed to update his new address when he recently became homeless. Faces up to 4 years prison. Epstein didn’t check in once since 2011.”
That’s an example of a thread by Brooklyn public defender, Scott Hechinger, what’s being discussed. And the public is becoming aware! It’s overwhelmingly eye-opening.
Sorry. In answer to your question. The documents that were released today. And hi! It’s special to me you replied to me. 🙂
Unsealed documents from a lawsuit against Epstein by a victim alleging he shared her with other wealthy powerful individuals.
Likely he refers to the recently unsealed court documents.
I think the files he was referring to are discussed in the following news report.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/jeffrey-epstein-dead-by-suicide-found-in-manhattan-jail-cell
Well, well, well. Look who we have here. Former Senator Mitchell and former DISNEY chairman.
https://d23.com/a-to-z/mitchell-george-j/
“Virginia Giuffre claimed in a 2016 deposition that Ghislaine Maxwell directed her to have sex with former Gov. Bill Richardson, Britain’s Prince Andrew, wealthy financier Glenn Dubin, former senator George Mitchell, modeling agent Jean-Luc Brunel, and “another prince””.
The registry is definitely a problem. They’ve looked in the wrong places and kindreds gave accolades to the hypocrites.
“Common citizens”. Not “kindreds”. Lol. Lauren Book has no words!
Just with Mr. Epstein…if you have money and power, you’ll find a way to skirt the system, whereas those of us who have neither, suffer at the hands of those who do!
The comment section is open and accessible. Already 16 comments as of this writing, some pro, some con. I’m putting something together.