don’t feel comfortable with. And I said okay, but I willingly took it off.”
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don’t feel comfortable with. And I said okay, but I willingly took it off.”
See Tab 6, a.
© MEN also stated “[slome girls didn’t want to go topless and Jeffrey
didn’t mind.” See Tab 6,
e Mr. Epstein did not engage in luring.
o Mr. Epstein’s message books show that several masseuses would regularly
call Mr. Epstein’s assistants, without any prompting by Mr. Epstein or his
assistants, asking to visit Mr. Epstein at his home.
o MRE stated “a lot of gitls begged me to bring them back [to Mr.
Epstein’s house].”
e There was no alcohol or drugs involved, a fact that is not in dispute.
¢ Mr. Epstein has no prior criminal history, a fact that is not in dispute.
¢ These women do not see themselves as victims.
© MR indicated under oath that the FBI attempted to persuade her that
she was in fact a “victim” of federal crimes when she herself repeatedly
confirmed that she was not. See Tab 14. p. 9-12 and Tab 15,
BE. B, p. 7.
Conclusion
Jeffrey Epstein, a self-made businessman with no prior criminal history, should not be
prosecuted federally for conduct that amounts to, the solicitation of prostitution. A federal
prosecution based on these facts would be an unprecedented exercise of federal power, a misuse
of federal resources, and a prosecution that would carry with it the appearance, if not the reality,
of unwarranted selectivity given the incongruity between the facts as developed in this matter
and the factual paradigms for all other reported federal prosecutions under each of the three
statutes being considered. It would require the pursuit of a novel legal theory never before
sanctioned by federal law—and that indeed is inconsistent with each of the statutes prosecutors
have identified. Accordingly, we respectfully request that you direct the U.S. Attomey’s Office
for the Southern District of Florida to discontinue its involvement in this matter, and return
responsibility for this case to the State of Florida.
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