Summary
This document is a 2019 indictment from the Southern District of New York charging Jeffrey Epstein with sex trafficking and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking. The indictment alleges that from at least 2002 through 2005, Epstein sexually exploited and abused dozens of minor girls, some as young as 14, at his homes in Manhattan, New York, and Palm Beach, Florida. It details a scheme where Epstein and co-conspirators, including employees, recruited and enticed underage girls to engage in sex acts with him in exchange for hundreds of dollars in cash payments. The document further states that Epstein encouraged his victims to recruit other minors, paying both the original victim and the new girl, thereby creating a vast network of victims. The charges include specific overt acts, such as employees scheduling appointments with minor victims, and a forfeiture allegation seeking Epstein's Manhattan residence.
People
- Jeffrey Epstein
- Geoffrey S. Berman
Places
- Palm Beach Residence
- New York Residence
- 9 East 71st Street, New York, New York