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Jeffrey Epstein arrested for sex trafficking of minors, will appear in New York court on Monday

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  1. alyaza
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    it's honestly wild to me that literally everybody who knows who jeffrey epstein is high-key knows what he's done and that he should have probably been hauled onto a guillotine platform years ago,...

    it's honestly wild to me that literally everybody who knows who jeffrey epstein is high-key knows what he's done and that he should have probably been hauled onto a guillotine platform years ago, but he's only now getting prosecuted for it in any way. dude's by far one of the best example cases of there being two parallel justice systems at work in america: one for rich and powerful people which hands them slaps on the wrists for heinous crimes, and one which fucks over everybody else for even the pettiest of offenses.

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  2. Deimos
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    The Miami Herald published a huge investigation into Epstein in November 2018, which was probably a major factor in getting attention back on him again. It's very long, but worth reading in my...

    The Miami Herald published a huge investigation into Epstein in November 2018, which was probably a major factor in getting attention back on him again. It's very long, but worth reading in my opinion. Here's a link to the first part, but there are multiple others (all linked from the bottom of it): How a future Trump Cabinet member gave a serial sex abuser the deal of a lifetime

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  3. shiruken
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    Why is the unit responsible for overseeing the investigation and prosecution of corruption crimes committed by elected officials and government employees handling the prosecution of a private...

    The case is being handled by the Public Corruption Unit of the Southern District of New York, with assistance from the district's human-trafficking officials and the FBI.

    Why is the unit responsible for overseeing the investigation and prosecution of corruption crimes committed by elected officials and government employees handling the prosecution of a private citizen? While it's definitely too early to read into that, I'll just leave this quote right here:

    "I've known Jeff for fifteen years. Terrific guy. He's a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side."

    Fun Fact: Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey, is one of the prosecutors

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