Epstein Secrets

aration for this letter, I obtained a certified copy of Mr. Epstein's state court file. On June 30, 2008, on the procurement of minors charge, Judge Pucillo entered the following sentence: The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the Sheriff of Palm Beach County, Florida for a term of 6 mos.

re public events, re- cords of court proceedings are public records, and there is a strong presumption in favor of public ac- cess to such matters." Sentinel Communications Co. I. Watson, 615 So.2d 768, 770 (Fla. 5th DCA 1993) (citing Barron'. Florida Freedom Newspapers, Mc., 531 So.2d 113 (Fla.1988)). This presumption r

h Pucillo was substituting for the assigned Division "VV' judge, Sandra McSorley, because Judge McSorley would not be sitting on that day. 4. Judge Pucillo handled all cases assigned to Division "W' on June 30, 2008 including that of the Defendant. SCANNED DEC 0 8 2008 EFTA00233557 • • 5. The Def

of the New York Times Co.'. Holtzendorf, 507 So. 2d 667(Fla. 2d DCA 1987) 9 Sarasota-Herald Tribune I State, 924 So. 2d 8 (Fla. 2d DCA 2006) 2 Sentinel Communications Co. I Watson, 615 So. 2d 768 (Fla. 5th DCA 1993) 9 Wallace I. Guzman, 687 So. 2d 1351 (Fla. 3d DCA 1997) 21 ii EFTA00233611 Other Authorities F

eveal that the procedures were complied with. My review is similar to Your Honor's. It looks like sort of everybody approached the bench and Judge Pucillo said let's take it under seal. If Mr. Epstein's counsel is not prepared to go forward today and meet hia burden, then I would ask thet this Court

re public events, re- cords of court proceedings are public records, and there is a strong presumption in favor of public ac- cess to such matters." Sentinel Communications Co. I Watson, 615 So.2d 768, 770 (Fla. 5th DCA 1993) (citing Barron I Florida Freedom Newspapers, Inc., 531 So.2d 113 (Fla.1988)). This presumption r