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@jkbjournalist
Aug 7, 2019 • 4 tweets • 1 min read • Read on X
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.

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BREAKING: (warning: explicit content) Woman files lawsuit against Leon Black, alleging she was trafficked to him by Epstein and Maxwell when she was 16. The woman, who has Autism and a form of Down Syndrome, says she was severely beaten and raped by the former CEO. (more) Image
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There is nothing in these records that dispel anything about Epstein's death. In fact, the BOP records don't even say how they found his body. They tried to "wake" him up when they found him unconscious. Who does that to a hanging man? apnews.com/article/jeffre…
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May 31, 2023
NEW: My new project: A collaboration between Temple University's Logan Center for Investigative Reporting and The Philadelphia Inquirer -- "Unexcused: The Absentee Crisis in Philadelphia Schools." (More) inquirer.com/education/inq2…
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This story misses a very important aspect to Epstein’s crimes: federal prosecutors (with the help of Epstein’s lawyers) covered up the scope of his crimes — Epstein was charged and served time for solicitation of a single girl — therefore enabling him to(1 wsj.com/articles/jeffr…
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