Epstein’s attorneys had said previously that he had not broken the law since his 2008 conviction in Florida. BULLSHit
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Girls between the ages of 12 and 17 years old were lured and recruited on the pretext of MODELING OPPORTUNITIES, careers and contracts, the lawsuit said.Prikaži ovu nit -
As recently as 2018, air traffic controllers and airport workers reported seeing Epstein leave his plane with young girls, some of whom appeared to be between the ages of 11 and 18 years old, according to the allegations.
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One 15yo victim was forced to have sex with EPSTEIN + OTHERS & then tried to escape by swimming off Little St. James but Epstein and others organized a search party and found the girl. They kept the girl CAPTIVE and confiscated her passport, the lawsuit said.
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Another victim, first hired to give massages, was forced to perform sex acts at Little St. James. When she tried to ESCAPE, he found & returned her to his house and suggested they would PHYSICALLY RESTRAIN her if she did not cooperate, the lawsuit said.
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Little St. James, which Epstein’s companies bought in 1998, is described in the lawsuit as the “perfect hideaway and haven for trafficking young women and underage girls for sexual servitude, child abuse and sexual assault.”
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The secluded private island is about two miles from St. Thomas and has no other residents. It can be visited only by private boat or helicopter as there is no public or commercial transportation available or bridge to allow public access.
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In 2016, Epstein’s companies used a straw buyer to cloak his identity and purchase Great St. James for more than $20 million. By then, Epstein was a convicted sex offender. Recent reporting by McClatchy and the Miami Herald details how Epstein used trickery in its purchase.
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Buying Great St. James afforded Epstein privacy for his illicit activities, and prevented those held against their will on Little St. James from escaping or finding help, the lawsuit said.pic.twitter.com/migmO2soye
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The two islands owned by Epstein’s estate are also considered environmentally sensitive, with native coral and protected wildlife. USVI authorities repeatedly issued citations and assessed $1000’s of fines for violations of its construction code & environmental protection laws...
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...the lawsuit said, but the fines had little effect in curbing or stopping Epstein’s illicit conduct.
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The lawsuit said EPSTEIN’s ESTATE CONTINUES to attempt to PREVENT or LIMIT USVI AUTHORITIES from CONDUCTING random INSPECTIONS on Little St. James and Great St. James, and that employees of Epstein’s companies were required to sign NDAs that kept them from cooperating with LE.pic.twitter.com/n1upTT3kpP
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Monitoring a registered sex offender with his own private islands and the resources to fly victims in and out on private planes and helicopters also posed a challenge for Virgin Islands law enforcement, the lawsuit said.
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Registered sex offenders in the Virgin Islands are required to make periodic personal appearances to verify and update their information, the lawsuit states.
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At his last verification in July 2018, the lawsuit said, Epstein refused to allow USVI investigators, accompanied by U.S. Marshals, from entering Little St. James beyond its dock — claiming the dock was his “front door.”
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Instead, the lawsuit said, Epstein arranged to meet with investigators at his office on St. Thomas.pic.twitter.com/3ypMCjzVlB
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“Opaque ownership structures make it difficult — if not impossible — for law enforcement to track individuals” behind human trafficking.