The phrase "sexually charged massages" should never be used in describing Epstein's victims. They were teenage girls -- and this phrase implies that this was something less than what it was -- when it was a crime under Florida law. palmbeachdailynews.com/news/20190806/…
Under Florida Statute 800.04(5), the crime of Lewd or Lascivious Molestation is committed when a person intentionally touches the breasts, genitals, or buttocks of a child younger than 16; or encourages, forces, or entices a child younger than 16 to touch another person...
...in a lewd or lascivious manner. At the very least this was lewd and lascivious, at worst in some cases, it was rape. This is not under dispute, the FBI identified 34 victims.
I have to add, that I truly believe that one of the reasons that this case was not taken seriously by prosecutors and to some degree, the media, is because these kinds of phrases were consistently used back in 2006 to describe this crime.
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
