Epstein Secrets

ch mansion. In that case, some of Epstein's lawyers including famed barrister Alan Dershowitz, reportedly embarrassed the girls by unearthing their MySpace pages on which they recounted their drug use. 8/31/2007 EFTA00188323 Above the Law: Billionaires in the Bedroom Page 2 of 2 The Palm Beach Poli

nd in Mr. Epstein's trash and home show that he knew how young the girls were. But after Mr. Epsteink attorneys told prosecutors about the girls' MySpace pages, which mentioned marijuana and alcohol use, State Attorney Barry Krischer sent the case to a grand jury, instead of filing charges himself.

cases to grand juries when there were questions about witness credibility. Mr. Krischer does not recommend a particular charge in such cases, Mr. Edmondson said, but gives the grand jury a list of possible charges. Bruce J. Winick, a law professor at the University of Miami, said that while prosecut

ice, but the state attorney apparently saw the main witnesses as weak. One had run away from home, lied about her age, and bragged about her ass on MySpace. Mother had a drug arrest and had stolen from ' ' ret. o • nted numerous felony charges against Epstein as well as charges against and . Then

n not to have any contact — direct or indirect -- with his victims, something Pucillo clarified explicitly, saying it includes things like Facebook, MySpace, e-mail and text messages. "That means no messages through carrier pigeons, no messages through third parties. ... Is that clear?" she asked. Eps

tion. Mike Edmondson, spokesman for State Attorney Barry Krischer, declined to comment. "It's a matter of policy we don't comment on active cases," Edmondson said. In exchange for his guilty plea, federal authorities are expected to drop their probe into whether Epstein broke any federal laws, sources ha

ice, hut the state attorney apparently saw the main witnesses as weak. One had run away from home, lied about her age, and bragged about her ass on MySpace. Another had a drug arrest and had stolen from Victoria's Secret. The police wanted numerous felony charges against Epstein as well as charges again

howitz, the Harvard Jaw professor, provided the police and the state attorney's office with a dossier on a couple of the victims gleaned from their MySpace sites showing alcohol and drug use and lewd comments. The police complained that private investigators were harassing the family of the 14-year-ol

of- fice spokesman Mike Edmondson also had little to say. "Generally speak- ing, there is a case that has a number of different aspects to it," Edmondson said of a prostitution- related charge being submitted to a grand jury. "We first became aware of the case months ago by Palm Beach police." Pros

harge of solicitation." Last night, WPTV in Palm Beach reported that one reason testimony may have been dismissed is the kinky Web page she has on MySpace featuring photos of her female friends playing with sex toys. One friend even uses the name "Pimpin' Made EZ." who isn't charged, also writes, "Do

nvict? (After all, as Mr. Goldberger told The Palm Beach Post of Mr. Epstein, "He's never denied girls came to the house.") Especially, I asked Mr. Edmondson to explain: Why shouldn't the public look at this case and think there are two kinds of justice - one for the wealthy and one for the rest of us? M

udge admonished Epstein not to have any contact — direct or indirect -- with his victims, something Pucillo explained includes things like Facebook, MySpace, e-mail and text messages. "That means no messages through carrier pigeons, no messages through third parks ... is that clear?" she asked. Epstein

, in which a defendant may be ordered to undergo a psychological evaluation, counseling or other condi- tions in return for dropping the charge. Edmondson, spokesman for State Attorney Krischer, said there is no plea offer and no request for the pros- ecution to show its cards. "To my knowledge, it

just 14 when Epstein allegedly used a "purple vibrator' on her during a 2005 massage in which she partially stripped. A source noted that the girl's MySpace Web page indicated she was 18. Other girls were said to be 16 or 17 when they gave Epstein massages. http://www.nypost.com/php/pfriendly/print.php?

art at the hospital and interviewed separately, gave "very consistent" accounts of the incident and the order of occurrence. So, what changed? Mr. Edmondson dismisses a wider view - that the prosecutor placed too much weight on unflattering details of the victims' lifestyles - as a mere "emotional" respo