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UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
Southern District of New York
U.S. ATTORNEY GEOFFREY S. BERMAN
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, July 8, 2019
http://www.justice.gov/usao/nys
NYPD
CONTACT: U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
FBI
JEFFREY EPSTEIN CHARGED IN MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT
WITH SEX TRAFFICKING OF MINORS
Alleged Conduct Occurred in both New York and Florida over Multiple Years,
Involving Dozens of Victims
Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York,

., the Assistant Director in Char e of the New York Field Office of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), and
Commissioner of the New York
City Police Department ("NYPD"), announced that JEFFREY EPSTEIN was arrested Saturday
and charged with sex trafficking of minors and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of minors.
The indictment unsealed today alleges that, between 2002 through 2005, EPSTEIN sexually
exploited and abused dozens of underage girls by enticing them to engage in sex acts with him in
exchange for money. Epstein allegedly worked with several employees and associates to ensure
that he had a steady supply of minor victims to abuse, and paid several of those victims
themselves to recruit other underage girls to engage in similar sex acts for money. He committed
these offenses in locations including New York, New York, and Palm Beach, Florida. EPSTEIN
is expected to be presented in Manhattan federal court this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate
Judge Henry B. Pitman. The case is assigned to U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman.
U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman said: "As alleged, Jeffrey Epstein abused underage
girls for years, operating a scheme in which girls he victimized would recruit others for Epstein
to exploit and abuse. Epstein exploited girls who were vulnerable to abuse, enticed them with
cash payments, and escalated his conduct to include sex acts, often occurring at his residence on
the Upper East Side of Manhattan. While the charge…

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