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FBI Assistant Director . said: "We are asking anyone who may
have been victimized by Jeffrey Epstein, or anyone who may have information about his alleged
criminal behavior, to please call us. The number is 1-800-CALL-FBI. We want to hear from
you, regardless of the age you are now, or whatever age you were then, no matter where the
incident took place. The bravery it takes to call us might empower others to speak out about the
crimes committed against them. It is important to remember there was never, nor will there ever
be an excuse for this type of behavior. In the eyes of the FBI, the victims will always come
first."
NYPD Commissioner said: "Today's charges serve as a warning to
individuals who continue to prey upon some of our society's most vulnerable population: we are
coming for you. I thank and commend the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District and
the FBI for their tireless efforts to ensure child predators are taken off our streets. The NYPD
will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to eradicate the trafficking of children
in our city and nation and work to bring justice to victims of these heinous crimes."
If you believe you are a victim of the sexual abuse perpetrated by Jeffrey Epstein,
please contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL FBI, and reference this case.
According to the Indictment' unsealed today in Manhattan federal court:
From at least 2002 through at least 2005, JEFFREY EPSTEIN enticed and recruited, and
caused to be enticed and recruited, dozens of minor girls to visit his mansion in New York, New
York (the "New York Residence"), and his estate in Palm Beach, Florida (the "Palm Beach
Residence"), to engage in sex acts with him, after which he would give the victims hundreds of
dollars in cash. In order to maintain and increase his supply of victims, EPSTEIN also paid
certain victims to recruit additional underage girls whom he could similarly abuse. In this way,
EPSTEIN created a vast network of underage victims for him to sexually exploit, often on a
daily basis, in locations including New York and Palm Beach.
EPSTEIN's victims were as young as 14 at the time he abused them, and were, for
various reasons, often particularly vulnerable to exploitation. Moreover, EPSTEIN knew that
many of his victims were under 18, including because, in some instances, victims expressly told
him they were underage.
In creating and maintaining this network of minor victims in multiple states to abuse and
exploit sexually, EPSTEIN worked with others, including employees and associates who
facilitated his conduct by, among other things, contacting victims and scheduling their sexual
encounters with EPSTEIN at the New York Residence and at the Palm Beach Residence.
In both New York and Florida, EPSTEIN perpetuated this abuse in similar ways.
Victims were initially recruited to provide "massages" to EPSTEIN, which became increasingly
sexual in nature and would typically include one or more sex acts. EPSTEIN paid his victims
hundreds of dollars in cash for each encounter.
As the introductory phrase signifies, the entirety of the text of the Indictment, and the description of the Indictment
set forth herein, constitute only allegations, and every fact described therein should be treated as an allegation.
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