Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are taking another crack at holding serial pedophile Jeffrey Epstein accountable for his reprehensible behavior more than a decade ago. While the new indictment of the well-connected financier in the Southern District of New York is very aggressive, it sends a strong message that the rich and powerful cannot evade justice and that the sexual exploitation of underage girls will be taken seriously.
"The defendant, a registered sex offender, is not reformed, he is not chastened, he is not repentant," prosecutors wrote in a memo arguing that Epstein should be denied bail on sex-trafficking charges. "Rather, he is a continuing danger to the community and an individual who faces devastating evidence supporting deeply serious charges."
While the current indictment is based on three victims and conduct that took place more than a decade ago, new victims could come forward as U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman set up a hotline for them.
