Seven month into the case, detectives executed a search warrant at Mr Epstein’s residence. Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich: Follow the Money s1e2
To his ornate and bizarre world: pictures of young kids half naked, nudes everywhere. One of the police officers that saw it said was just really weird. Detectives also discovered a very bizarre steam room, a massage room set up. They actually found some computers and equipment remaining in the house but police suspected most of Epstein’s computers’ hard-drive and surveillance videos had been taken out of the house. ibid. rozzer
How could Epstein get a teaching job at Dalton without a college degree? ibid.
We had about 40 some victims who were in their teens or in their early teens in some cases … This will be an easy case. ibid.
We found private investigators going through the trash at the police station … We were never really able to convince the prosecutors. ibid.
In July of 2006, Epstein is charged with a single felony count of solicitation of prostitution. He is arrested and posted bond a few hours earlier. ibid. caption
The FBI takes over the case in July of 2006. ibid.
Separate from the criminal investigation, several victims file civil suits seeking monetary compensation from Epstein. ibid.
A molestation pyramid scheme. We had to prove that this pyramid of underage girls in Palm Beach was true. It didn’t start from just a random underage girl walking into the house. ibid. victims’ lawyer
A spider web five times as big as this chart. ibid.
She’s an extrovert … Her father Robert Maxwell had been an incredibly big figure in England. He was a big newspaper publisher. In fact he’s been something of a fraudster con man but he’d lived a huge life. ibid. Vicky Ward
We were running a Ponzi scheme … [Epstein] manipulated them totally with his charisma … Jeffrey Epstein became my partner in crime … ibid. Hoffenberg
Steven Hoffenberg’s $460 million Ponzi scheme used false financial statements to exaggerate the value of his company and lure new investors. ibid. caption
Between 1991 and 2006 Epstein oversaw the sale of more than 1.3 billion dollars of stock from Wexner’s company The Limited. ibid.
So sick, so cunning, so depraved. ibid. Wexner
It was like nothing ever happened. ibid. Palm Beach victim
I think I must have found 46 other girls. Some of the victims were very reluctant to talk to me. ibid. rozzer
The FBI agents were very shook up, very upset … Nobody knows why US Attorney Acosta shut this case down. ibid. Florida rozzer
He was a Narcissist. He had no ability to feel empathy. Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich s1e3: The Island, prosecutor
A plea-deal that not only granted immunity to the target of an investigation but handed out get out of jail free cards to everyone of that person’s co-conspirators named and unnamed. ibid.
Jeffrey Epstein didn’t feel like he’d made a good deal. ibid. Dershowitz
I was shocked when I read they’d been a plea deal. I didn’t know you could make a deal with the government and get a lesser sentence just based on how much power and money you have. ibid. victim
‘I was sexually abused by Prince Andrew.’ Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich s1e4: Finding Their Voice, Virginia Roberts Giuffre
Ghislaine Maxwell denies all allegations and maintains that she ‘had no involvement in or knowledge of Epstein’s alleged misconduct’. ibid. caption
On November 28, 2018, the Miami Herald publishes a report that examines Epstein’s 2008 plea deal. It brings renewed attention to the case. ibid.
Feds broke law in Epstein case, judge rules. ibid. Miami Herald article Julie K Brown
US v Jeffrey Epstein: Jeffrey Epstein has been arrested for alleged sex trafficking of under-aged girls. ibid. FBI press conference bulletin board
Within hours of Epstein’s arrest, federal agents raid his New York mansion. ibid.
Jeffrey Epstein Is Indicted on Sex Charges as Discovery of Nude Photos Is Disclosed: Lurid pictures found in the financier’s home could prompt a reckoning for the Justice Department, which has been accused of mishandling the case a decade ago. ibid. The New York Times online article Ali Watkins 8 July 2019
During the bail hearing, Judge Richard Berman gives survivors the opportunity to address Epstein. ibid.
He’s had an escape plan for ever. ibid. rozzer
Then aged 17, she claimed she was a victim. Ghislaine Maxwell now facing six criminal charges … Said to be taking the picture, convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Faking It Special s1e3: Epstein, Maxwell & Prince Andrew
Prince Andrew: Rapid blinking while he is making these statements … Cognitive load … Head-shake noes. ibid. Cliff Lansley
There’s a real arrogance, a really unpleasant arrogance, to Jeffrey Epistein. ibid. Kerry Daynes
Sandringham: All three met at a special location. ibid.
There are inconsistencies when Virginia is relying the story re the sex acts … We don’t know what it is. ibid. Cliff Lansley
Is the real pain here to do with the betrayal of a female [Ghistlaine]? ibid.
From boy to man he was the king of pop music. But for 30 years a reputation under attack. He said he was misunderstood. His actions harmless. Faking It Special s1e4: Michael Jackson
‘It’s car crash television, it really is … You’re watching this person holding hands with a twelve-year-old boy, and you just think, what the hell is going through your mind?’ ibid. Kerry Daynes, psychologist
Santa Barbara 2003: Facing fourteen charges and fighting for his career and reputation, Michael Jackson pleads not guilty. ibid.
Despite Michael Jackson’s bombshell revelation that he did share his bed with young boys, he was fiercely defended by his fans. ibid.
‘On balance, taking behaviour alone … The scales are tipping well in favour of Michael Jackson telling the truth about not abusing children.’ ibid. Cliff Lansley
‘Latoya goes on television and throws Michael under the bus.’ ibid. Kerry Daynes
‘Once he started on that road to altering himself, I think he became addicted.’ ibid.
‘When I watched the Leaving Neverland documentary, I think that the overall story that these men give is actually very very compelling.’ ibid.
Once upon a time he was the king of glam rock. Known throughout the land, his quirky rebellious image was used to market everything from tinned soup to breakfast cereals. 26 hit singles, 20 million record sales, a pop icon. Faking It Special s1e8: Gary Glitter
The truth that was hidden for forty years. His embarrassing deceptions exposed. And outright lies examined. ibid.
‘I look at the clip [Clunk Click, 1974] of Gary Glitter and his close friend Jimmy Savile and it makes my flesh crawl … This is a prime-time children’s programme.’ ibid. Kerry Daynes
Behind the scenes Glitter preyed on young fans who bought tickets to see him. ibid.
It was at this store in Bristol where Gary Glitter was arrested after images of child pornography were discovered on a computer he had taken in for repair. ibid. BBC news
Glitter flew ten thousand miles away to the far east, to Cambodia and then Vietnam, immediately prompting suspicions. ibid.
Gary Glitter was found guilty of six charges: attempted rape, four counts of indecent assault, and having sex with a girl under thirteen, and jailed for sixteen years. ibid.
‘R Kelly is a predatory rapist with dozens of victims over thirty years.’ Faking It Special s1e11: R Kelly, Jim DeRogatis, DiscoveryPlus 2023
When he makes a claim … I didn’t do it; his body is saying he did. ibid. Cliff Landsley
My God, if this is what he’s like with everyone watching him, with the cameras, what the hell does he do in private? ibid. Kerry Daynes
He’s not even trying to hide his interest in underaged girls. ibid.
R Kelly Sex Cult: Girls Held Against Their Will. ibid. article
He’s trying to play the victim but there’s no genuine emotion. ibid.
A string of federal charges … He was found guilty of all charges. ibid.
He threatened some of Britain’s most powerful figures falsely claiming they were paedophiles and child-killers. But what clues were there about the man known as Nick … He convinced the Metropolitan Police … He claims that as a child he and others had been sexually abused by a group of powerful men: a VIP paedophile ring that went to the top of the British establishment. Faking It: Tears of a Crime s4e3: Carl Beech & Barry Rogers
Parts of his original police interviews have been released … Beech says he witnessed a murder … ‘The emotions and the behaviour he’s exhibiting don’t fit with the account he’s relating.’ ibid. Cliff Lansley