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Calista241

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5. He's already served his prison sentence.

Reply to Perseus (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 4, 2018, 04:08 PM

Dec 2018

As part of a plea agreement with the government, he served 12 months in jail. The government cannot toss out that agreement and retry / re-jail him as that would be double-jeopardy.

He was being sued by victims. And he just settled that lawsuit.

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Jeffrey Epstein, multi-millionaire sex offender, settles suit and apologizes [View all] Calista241 Dec 2018 OP

Is this for real? Perseus Dec 2018 #1

He's already served his prison sentence. Calista241 Dec 2018 #5

No, that's not what he served. He was in a private wing of a county jail, came home mpcamb Dec 2018 #7

This smells Jarqui Dec 2018 #2

No, stinks. nt Laffy Kat Dec 2018 #8

epstein fell on his sword to spare both roger stone and... Javaman Dec 2018 #9

I don't see this as falling on his sword Jarqui Dec 2018 #11

keeps it out of the courts aka out of the public eye... Javaman Dec 2018 #12

The "apology" isn't appropriate. The man should be criminally tried for pedophilia or statutory rape ancianita Dec 2018 #3

the child rapist has powerful friends. I wish Bill Clinton wasn't one of them. mucifer Dec 2018 #4

Uh...maybe not ALL the suits moonseller66 Dec 2018 #6

Thanks for the clarification majdrfrtim Dec 2018 #10

Locking. JudyM Dec 2018 #13