THREAD ISAAC KAPPY - Jeffrey Epstein

In 2005, police in Palm Beach, Florida began investigating Epstein after a parent complained that he had sexually abused her 14-year-old daughter. Epstein pleaded guilty and was convicted by a Florida state court of soliciting a prostitute and of procuring an underage girl for prostitution in 2008. He served almost 13 months in custody, with work release, as part of a plea deal; federal officials had identified 36 girls, some as young as 14 years old, whom Epstein sexually abused.

Epstein was arrested again on July 6, 2019, on federal charges for sex trafficking of minors in Florida and New York. He was either murdered or committed suicide in his jail cell on August 10, 2019. The medical examiner ruled the death a suicide. Epstein’s lawyers disputed the ruling. Because his death eliminates the ability to further pursue criminal charges, the judge dismissed all criminal charges on August 29, 2019.