Jeffrey Epstein arrested in New York, charged with sex trafficking

[brooklynite]

Source: Miami Herald

More than a decade after receiving one of the most lenient sentences for a serial sex offender in U.S history, multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein has been arrested in New York, sources confirmed to the Miami Herald Saturday night.

Epstein, 66, is expected to be arraigned in federal court in New York on Monday on charges that he molested dozens of underage girls in New York and in Florida, the sources said. His arrest, first reported by the Daily Beast, comes nearly two weeks after the Justice Department announced that it would not throw out his 2008 non-prosecution agreement, even though a federal judge ruled it was illegal.

Rumors had been circulating for months that Epstein was under investigation on sex charges in the Southern District of New York. It’s not clear what those investigations involved, and the Herald had not been able to confirm the status of the New York probe.

Sources said he was arrested Saturday night by the FBI, pursuant to a sealed indictment that will be unsealed on Monday. He is in custody in New York and a bail hearing is set for Monday.

Read more: https://amp.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article232374872.html

[Sherman A1]

1. One hopes that his coming years are

filled with lawyers.

[Glorfindel]

2. I think we can take that for granted, Sherman A1

As Jesus said in Luke 17:37: “Where the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.” As long as Mr. Epstein has two coins left of his vast fortune, there will be lawyers eager to relieve him of them.

[Sherman A1]

21. I believe that taking away his money will be the

thing that hurts him the most and hopefully that will happen as soon as possible.

[gldstwmn]

25. He has so much of it that it's unlikely.

I'm sure he's got it stashed in places where no one will ever get their hands on all of it... Like that island for one.

[George II]

3. I hope he's being held on Rikers Island.

[Calista241]

27. He's not. He was charged by the Feds, Rikers is a NY state facility. n/t

[MelissaB]

4. Some mighty powerful men won't get too much sleep tonight.

[padah513]

6. Lol I was thinking the same thing

Name names Jeffrey!!!

[SergeStorms]

18. I be willing to wager...

one of them currently squats in the Oval Office of the White House. Trump shares Epstein's penchant for young women. I hope they all get strung up by the heuvos.

[yaesu]

17. being a billionaire + low friends in high places & I bet this goes nowhere

as we are talking about america, where you can get away with anything if you have power & money behind you.

[JudyM]

29. Hopefully no more Dems.

[Qutzupalotl]

5. Monday's Rachel will be a must-watch.

[katmondoo]

11. I never miss Rachel, when she takes a day off I get upset

I know she needs time off but without her I feel lost.

[Seedersandleechers]

7. Lock Him Up

It's about freaking time!

[CousinIT]

8. Alexander Acosta is now Trump's secretary of labor...

Acosta is now President Donald Trump's secretary of labor

Link to tweet

“Alexander Acosta, worked in conjunction with Epstein’s lawyers to engineer the non-prosecution agreement — and keep it secret from Epstein’s victims. Acosta is now President Donald Trump secretary of labor.”

[dalton99a]

14. +1

[Initech]

9. Is this the super secret underground elite pedophile ring?

The mass arrests are starting!

[salin]

12. I thought of this QAnon, as well.

Folks at Trump's DC Mall Extravoganda were flashing JKK Jr faces (on sticks) because they expected to see him come out and join Trump at the celebration - as the kick off to mass arrests due to a world wide pedo sex exploitation ring that was first uncovered about the pizza joint in DC. (Which led to an arrest when a follower showed up with a rifle to "save the kids held in the basement" - when there was no basement, no kids, no conspiracy.)

I am thankful for this arrest. I hope the next steps aren't as back slapping easy as Acosta dealt out back in the original case. This is evil.

At the same time, I do wonder how the crazy trumpist/QAnon folks will read this as confirmation of their crazy conspiracy.

[SergeStorms]

19. In a Pizza Parlor?

Remember, everything republicans accuse democrats of doing is something they've already done themselves. I hope all of these bastards are hung by the neck until dead.

[Polybius]

10. Can Trump be arrested if there's 100% proof, or does he need to be impeached and removed first?

Say there's a video of him and a 15 year old, for example. I know the FBI can't just storm the WH, or can they? Would the Secret Service let them take him?

[JI7]

13. Barr won't allow arrest

[Mr.Bill]

31. I'm wondering how Barr allowed Epstien's arrest. n/t

[watoos]

15. Freaking Raw Story is hard to navigate through

but it comes up with some interesting points.

It's unusual for an indictment on a Saturday, however, seeing as Epstein just landed from a trip it may make sense.

The case is being handled bt the Public Corruption Unit of SDNY and that is unusual for a sex trafficking case.

The indictment won't be unsealed until Monday which is also unusual unless there may be a 2nd defendant.

C'mon lawyers here, what stinks about this?

https://www.rawstory.com/2019/07/public-corruption-unit-is-handling-jeff-epsteins-prostitution-case-there-could-be-2nd-defendant-report/

[keithbvadu2]

16. "I've known Jeff (Epstein) for 15 years. Terrific guy,'' Trump told New York Magazine back in 2002.

“I've known Jeff (Epstein) for 15 years. Terrific guy,'' Trump told New York Magazine back in 2002. "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. No doubt about it - Jeffrey enjoys his social life."

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141705027

[pecosbob]

20. Sounds like they want to deny him bail

Good

[Timmygoat]

22. Fingers crossed

Here's hoping the orange man is up to his neck in his pals wrongdoing.

[IronLionZion]

23. Lock him up, and make him turn in the other folks involved

[MineralMan]

24. What about the Trump Model Agency? I wonder if that figures

in any of this....Hmm...might be worth looking at.

[gldstwmn]

26. Oh there are connections to the modeling agency.

I'm not sure if it links back directly to Epstein. But I'm almost sure they came up in that excellent series of articles written by The Miami Herald last year. This rabbit hole is so deep that it's mind blowing.

[JudyM]

30. Apparently the charges include *conspiracy* to traffic minors for sex... Monday will be interesting.

[brooklynite]

32. UPDATE: Some rich and powerful men are 'sweating it out' ahead of indictment

New York Daily News

A slew of rich and powerful men are likely “sweating it out” ahead of Monday’s indictment against hedge-funder and registered pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, according to a reporter who originally chronicled details of Epstein’s alleged sex trafficking crimes.

In an interview Sunday morning on MSNBC, Miami Herald scribe Julie K. Brown said the new sex-trafficking charges against Epstein may involve “one victim if not more” in New York.

...snip...

Brown told MSNBC’s David Gura that the new case could have explosive consequences.

"Needless to say, these are very powerful people and I think that they’re sweating a little bit, especially today,” she said. “We don’t know how much, how deep this went, how far-reaching it went in government, but there have been a lot of names that I could see on these message pads (listing clients) on a regular basis as part of the evidence. These message pads where they would call and leave Epstein messages, such as, ‘I’m at this hotel.’ Why do you do that, unless you’re expecting him to send you a girl to visit you at your hotel?

[jcmaine72]

33. What a loathsome creature. n/t

[brooklynite]

34. UPDATE: Epstein being held at Metropolitan Correctional Center in NYC

Link to tweet