Epstein Secrets

nk you. THE COURT: Thank you. MR. EDWARDS: Your Honor, we had one client who was not able to be here but sent a message through a letter. Her name is Michelle Licata, M-i-c-h-e-l-l-e; last name, L-i-c-a-t-a. And Brittany Henderson, of my office, is going to read her letter as instructed. THE COURT: Sure. MS. HENDE

a message through a letter. Her name is Michelle Licata, M-i-c-h-e-l-l-e; last name, L-i-c-a-t-a. And Bri

s frustrated with the way the state attorney's office had handled th·e case. On the same day the warr;:mts were requested, P·:ilm Beach Police Chief Michael Reiter wrote ·a.letter to State Attorney Barry Kris ch er suggesting he disqualify·himself from the case if he, woul.d ;not act, Two weeks ,la,ter, R:e_c

ing of this matter has taken and consider if good and sufficient reason exists to require your disqualification from the prosecution of these cases,” Reiter wrote in a May 1 memo, to Krischer. While not commenting specifically on the Epstein case, Mike Edmondson, spokesman for the state attorney, said his

nt against Epstein was unsealed this week, Police Chief Reiter referred the matter to the FBI. “We’ve received t

The alkged abuse dat. back to 2001 and lie told Licata to get comfortable and then. went on for years.

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joggers. But it was a linle surprising, even to Reiter, to learn that one of its residents had a revolv

terview, but the n.t victim would Kenneth Starr Michael Reiter reignee.4"="0:tra=rd,. kept getting bigger and

have this mental image of what he was doing. — Michelle Licata, Jane Doe No. 2, who told police she had sexual

s mental image of what he was doing. — Michelle Licata, Jane Doe No. 2, who told police she had sexual

e didn't know where the victims would ever end," Reiter said. Eventually, the girls told t.m about still

eers to go after Epstein: Palm Beach Police Chief Michael Reiter and Detective Joseph Recarey. For Reiter, busine

illionaire sex offender from Florida got the ultimate break. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016429 --- PAGE BREAK --- Palm Beach, Florida November 2004 Jane Doe Michelle Licata climbed a narrow, winding staircase, past walls covered with photographs of naked girls. At the top of the stairwell was a vast master bed and bath,

A silver-haired man wearing nothing but a white towel came into the room. He lay facedown on a massage table, and while talking on a phone, directed Licata to rub his back, legs and feet. Micelle Licata, is one of the over 100 middle school and high school-aged girls that Palm Beach billionaire, Jeffrey

ry,” said retired Palm Beach Police Chief Michael Reiter, who supervised the police probe. More than a de

osecutors who pledged to protect them. “1 don’t think anyone has been told the truth about what Jeffrey Epstein did,” said one of Epstein’s victims, Michelle Licata, now 30. “He ruined my life and a lot of girls’ lives. People need to know what he did and why he wasn't prosecuted so it never happens again.” Now

ein did,” said one of Epstein’s victims, Michelle Licata, now 30. “He ruined my life and a lot of girls’ l

is staff. She advised she would allow me to question her daughter about what occurred and would cooperate with the investigation. provided me with Licata's cellular telephone number to schedule an appointment for an official interview. I telephoned her cellular telephone and made a tentative appointm

eing offered. However I expressed that was only my opinion and the final approval would come from the Chief of Police. She explained to have Chief Reiter call Barry Krisher about the deal. I left the area and returned to the police station where I briefed the Chief about the deal offered. I checked