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Epstein camp calls female accusers liars 
By Larry Keller 
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer 
Tuesday, August 08, 2006 
Attorneys and publicists for Palm Beach financier Jeffrey Epstein went on the 
offensive Monday, contending that teenage girls who have accused Epstein of 
sexual shenanigans at his waterfront home are liars and saying that the Palm Beach 
Police Department is "childish." 
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"There never was any sex between Jeffrey Epstein and any underage women," his lead attorney, Jack 
Goldberger, said from Idaho where he was vacationing with his family. 
• Letter from Palm Beach Chief Michael Reiter to State Attorney Barry ICrischer Epstein did have young 
women come to his 
house to give him 
massages, Goldberger 
said. "Mr. Epstein 
absolutely insisted 
anybody who came to 
his house be over the 
age of 18. How he 
verified that, I don't 
know. The question is, 
did anything illegal 
occur. The law was not 
violated here." 
Jeffrey Epstein 
Billionaire
financier 
Jeffrey 
Epstein has 
been indicted 
for felony solicitation of 
prostitution by a grand 
jury following 
accusations by teen girls. 
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He had no explanation 
as to why Epstein 
would pay girls or 
women with no massage training — as the alleged victims said was the case — $200 to $300 for their 
visits. "The credibility of these witnesses has been seriously questioned," Goldberger said. 
Epstein, 53, was indicted by a county grand jury last month on a charge of felony solicitation of 
prostitution. After an 11-month investigation that included sifting through Epstein's trash and surveilling 
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his home, Palm Beach police concluded there was enough evidence to charge him with sexual activit 
with minors. When the grand jury indicted Epstein on the less serious charge, Police Chie 
referred the case to the FBI to determine whether there were federal law violations. 
After a spate of stories about the case last week, New York publicist Dan Klores — whose client list has 
included Paris Hilton and Jennifer Lopez — said on Saturday that Epstein's camp was ready "to get their 
story out." 
They did that Monday via Goldberger and a Los Angeles publicist for Miami criminal defense attorney 
Roy Black, who also has represented Epstein in the case. 
"We just think there has been a distorted view of this case in the media presented by the Palm Beach 
police," Goldberger said. 
has consistently declined to comment on the case and did not respond to a request for comment 
nay. 
The implication that State Attorney Barry Krischer was easy on Epstein by presenting the case to a 
grand jury rather than filing charges directly against him is wrong, Goldberger said. 
The Palm Beach Police Department was "happy and ecstatic" that the panel was going to review the 
evidence. "I think what happened is they weren't happy with the result. They decided to use the press to 
embarrass Mr. Epstein." 
But records show tharpwrote Krischer on May 1 — well before the case went to the grand jury — 
suggesting that Krisc er consider if good and sufficient reason exists to require your disqualification 
from the prosecution of these cases." 
Rather than flat-out decline to charge Epstein, Krischer referred the case to the grand jury to "appease" 
the chief, Goldberger said. 
A state attorney's spokesman would say only that the office refers cases to the grand jury when there are 
issues with the viability of the evidence or witnesses' credibility. 
Both the state attorney and the grand jury concluded there was not sufficient evidence that Epstein had 
sex with minors, according to Goldberger. "It was just a childish performance by the Palm Beach Police 
Department," Goldberger said. 
The defense attorney said one of the alleged victims who claimed she was a minor was in fact over the 
age of 18. Another alleged victim who was subpoenaed to testify to the grand jury failed to do so. 
Epstein's accusers, he added, have histories of drug abuse and thefts. "These women are liars. We've 
established that." 
But why would they all invent their stories about meeting Epstein for sexual massages? 
"I don't have an answer as to what was the motivation for these women to come forward and make these 
allegations," Goldberger said. 
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