Feds say they have ‘devastating evidence’ against Jeffrey Epstein
The feds have “devastating evidence” against Jeffrey Epstein that includes notes and messages seized from his Manhattan townhouse that corroborate the claims of women who allege he sexually abused them there when they were underage, according to court papers filed Monday.
The raid on the convicted pedophile’s Upper East Side home also turned up hundreds if not thousands of photos of “nude and partially nude young women or girls,” including one whose lawyer says she was underage at the time.
“The defendant, a registered sex offender, is not reformed, he is not chastened, he is not repentant; rather he is a continuing danger to the community and an individual who faces devastating evidence supporting deeply serious charges,” Manhattan federal prosecutors wrote.
In support of that contention, the feds noted his remarks to The Post in 2011, when Epstein tried to downplay his notorious reputation by claiming, “I’m not a sexual predator, I’m an ‘offender.'”
“It’s the difference between a murderer and a person who steals a bagel,” he insisted.
The court papers were filed in a bid to deny Epstein bail on charges of sex trafficking and conspiracy, and provide examples of his “vast wealth,” including the $77 million townhouse and a $12 million estate in Palm Beach, Florida, as well as his primary residence, which is a private island in the US Virgin Islands.
“His sex registration documentation of ‘current vehicles’ lists no fewer than 15 motor vehicles, including seven Chevrolet Suburbans, a cargo van, a Range Rover, a Mercedes-Benz sedan, a Cadillac Escalade and a Hummer II,” prosecutors said.
The 66-year-old financier — who is not married and has no kids or other immediate family — also has access to two private jets and has been recorded by US Customs and Border Protection flying to or from a foreign country more than 20 times since Jan. 1, 2018, according to court papers.
Prosecutors said: “There can be little doubt that the defendant is in a position to abandon millions of dollars in cash and property securing any potential bond and still live comfortably for the rest of his life.”
The court papers also cite “credible allegations” that Epstein has a history of “witness tampering, harassment or other obstructive behaviors” that included paying private investigators who tailed the father of an accuser in Florida and forced his vehicle “off the road.”