BREAKING:
They were secret for 16 years. Now a judge has released the Epstein grand jury records
BY JULIE K. BROWN, JULY 01, 2024 2:22 PM
A Palm Beach County judge has released the grand jury records in the 2008 Jeffrey Epstein criminal case.
The records contain nearly 200 pages, including the testimony of at least one girl who was molested by Epstein, a New York financier who abused hundreds of underage girls at his Palm Beach mansion for decades. Epstein managed to evade serious charges, in part because the Palm Beach prosecutor at the time, Barry Krischer, elected to charge him with minor prostitution charges rather than bringing a felony sexual assault case.
The records have remained under seal for 16 years. Earlier this year, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an order to release the files by July 1.
Epstein’s case came under new scrutiny in 2018 — 10 years later — following a series of articles by the Miami Herald that outlined the secret negotiations that led to a light jail sentence for Epstein. Epstein would serve just 13 months in the Palm Beach County jail, where he was given liberal privileges to work in his outside office and at his mansion.
He was re-arrested in 2019 on sex trafficking charges in New York. He was found dead in his cell a month after his arrest. His death was ruled a suicide by hanging.
His accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, was subsequently charged in the case and was convicted of sex trafficking charges in 2020. Maxwell, a British socialite who had a long relationship with Epstein, is appealing her sentence.
REVIEW OF NEWLY RELEASED DOCUMENTS
Documents will be read, reviewed and I will do my best to keep you up to date with information. Please note that the ONE girl who was allowed to testify was 14—however, there was no mention of her age during the grand jury investigation. Dozens of other girls were not allowed to be in court—therefore the jury never heard about them.
NOTE: That Julie K. Brown still refers to Epstein as a “financier” is stomach-churning.
Thank you. I wish I had more time to review it myself. Feel free to use anything here: https://charleswright1.substack.com/p/the-problem-with-bruce-reinhart-being
I agree about JE’s financier title. 🙄 I’ve always been suss of JKB anyway. Thanks Kirby.