The Long, Ugly Road to Jeffrey Epstein’s Arrest

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🗓️ 9 July 2019

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Over the weekend, multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein was arrested on charges of sex trafficking. But back in 2003, journalist Vicky Ward had the inside scoop on Epstein: She interviewed two of his victims and wrote up the story for Vanity Fair. And then, her editor spiked the allegations from the story. This is the story of how Epstein used his connections to evade scrutiny... again and again. Guest: Journalist Vicky Ward. Her latest book is Kushner, Inc. Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, and Ethan Brooks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	My childhood in a nutshell, well it all started in Northampton in the 80s.
0:06.4	I didn't even know I was in the closet but I did find George Mikel in there.
0:10.9	My dad was the manager of the local football club, but the only thing I was tackling was
0:15.2	a good act of a Christie.
0:16.6	I don't know why I'm telling you about it.
0:18.6	They've only gone and turned it into a series, so do yourself a favour and watch my
0:22.8	awkward years in glorious technicala, changing end screen free on ITVX.
0:28.1	Comedy is back in the building.
0:34.6	Yesterday morning, prosecutors for the Southern District of New York held a press conference
0:39.6	about a surprise arrest that made over the weekend.
0:43.2	Today, we announced the unfeeling of sex trafficking charges against Jeffrey Epstein.
0:49.5	They were charging billionaire investor Jeffrey Epstein with sex trafficking, describing
0:54.7	a scheme in which Epstein recruited dozens of girls to give him nude massages or have
1:00.4	sex.
1:01.4	And then he groomed these girls to recruit friends.
1:05.8	The abuse happened in Palm Beach in New York City.
1:08.9	This allowed Epstein to create an ever-expanding web of new victims.
1:15.8	This conduct, as alleged, went on for years and it involved dozens of young girls.
1:23.0	14 years old at the time they were allegedly abused.
1:28.7	As they placed Epstein under arrest, the FBI raided his mansion on the Upper East Side,
1:34.0	a building so big used to be used as a school.
1:38.0	Agents pride open as 15-foot-high oak doors with a crowbar, and inside, they found a safe,
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