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UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE 
Southern District of New York 
U.S. ATTORNEY GEOFFREY S. BERMAN 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
Monday, July 8, 2019 
http://www.justice.gov/usao/nys 
CONTACT: U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE 
NYPD 
FBI 
JEFFREY EPSTEIN CHARGED IN MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT 
WITH SEX TRAFFICKING OF MINORS 
Alleged Conduct Occurred in both New York and Florida over Multiple Years, 
Involving Dozens of Victims 
Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 
William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), and James P. O'Neill, Commissioner of the New York 
City Police Department ("NYPD"), announced that JEFFREY EPSTEIN was arrested Saturday 
and charged with sex trafficking of minors and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of minors. 
The indictment unsealed today alleges that, between at least in or about 2002 through 2005, 
EPSTEIN sexually exploited and abused dozens of underage girls by enticing them to engage in 
sex acts with him in exchange for money. Epstein allegedly worked with several employees and 
associates to ensure that he had a steady supply of minor victims to abuse, and paid several of 
those victims themselves to recruit other underage girls to engage in similar sex acts for money. 
He committed these offenses in locations including New York, New York, and Palm Beach, 
Florida. EPSTEIN is expected to be presented in Manhattan federal court this afternoon before 
U.S. Magistrate Judge 
. The case is assigned to U.S. District Judge 
U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman said: "As alleged, Jeffrey Epstein abused underage 
girls for years, operating a scheme in which girls he victimized would recruit others for Epstein 
to exploit and abuse. Epstein exploited girls who were vulnerable to abuse, enticed them with 
cash payments, and escalated his conduct to include sex acts, often occurring at his residence on 
the Upper East Side of Manhattan. While the charged conduct is from a number of years ago, 
the victims — then children and now young women — are no less entitled to their day in court. 
My Office is proud to stand up for these victims by bringing this indictment." 
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FBI Assistant Director William F. Sweeney Jr. said: 
NYPD Commissioner James P. O'Neill said: 
If you believe you are a victim of the sexual abuse perpetrated by Jeffrey Epstein, 
please contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL FBI, and reference this case. 
According to the Indictment' unsealed today in Manhattan federal court: 
From at least 2002 through at least 2005, JEFFREY EPSTEIN enticed and recruited, and 
caused to be enticed and recruited, dozens of minor girls to visit his mansion in New York, New 
York (the "New York Residence"), and his estate in Palm Beach, Florida (the "Palm Beach 
Residence"), to engage in sex acts with him, after which he would give the victims hundreds of 
dollars in cash. In order to maintain and increase his supply of victims, EPSTEIN also paid 
certain victims to recruit additional underage girls whom he could similarly abuse. In this way, 
EPSTEIN created a vast network of underage victims for him to sexually exploit, often on a 
daily basis, in locations including New York and Palm Beach. 
EPSTEIN's victims were as young as 14 at the time he abused them, and were, for 
various reasons, often particularly vulnerable to exploitation. Moreover, EPSTEIN knew that 
many of his victims were under 18, including because, in some instances, victims expressly told 
him they were underage. 
In creating and maintaining this network of minor victims in multiple states to abuse and 
exploit sexually, EPSTEIN worked with others, including employees and associates who 
facilitated his conduct by, among other things, contacting victims and scheduling their sexual 
encounters with EPSTEIN at the New York Residence and at the Palm Beach Residence. 
In both New York and Florida, EPSTEIN perpetuated this abuse in similar ways. 
Victims were initially recruited to provide "massages" to EPSTEIN, which became increasingly 
sexual in nature and would typically include one or more sex acts. EPSTEIN paid his victims 
hundreds of dollars in cash for each encounter. 
In particular, during encounters at the New York Residence, victims would be taken to a 
room where they would perform a massage on EPSTEIN, during which EPSTEIN would 
frequently escalate the nature and scope of physical contact with his victims to include, among 
other things, sex acts such as groping and direct and indirect contact with the victims' genitals. 
In connection with the encounters, EPSTEIN, or one of his employees or associates, typically 
paid each victim hundreds of dollars in cash. Once minor victims were recruited, EPSTEIN or 
his employees or associates would contact victims to schedule appointments for "massages." As 
a result, many victims were abused by EPSTEIN on multiple subsequent occasions. 
To further enable him to abuse underage girls, EPSTEIN asked and enticed certain of his 
victims to recruit additional minor girls to perform "massages" and similarly engage in sex acts 
with EPSTEIN. When a victim would recruit another underage girl for EPSTEIN, he paid both 
As the introductory phrase signifies, the entirety of the text of the Indictment, and the description of the Indictment 
set forth herein, constitute only allegations, and every fact described therein should be treated as an allegation. 
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the victim-recruiter and the new victim hundreds of dollars in cash. Through these victim-
recruiters, EPSTEIN maintained a steady supply of new victims to exploit, and gained access to 
dozens of additional underage girls to abuse. 
JEFFREY EPSTEIN, 66, is charged with one count of sex trafficking of minors, which 
carries a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison, and one count of conspiracy to engage in sex 
trafficking of minors, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison. 
The statutory maximum and mandatory penalties are prescribed by Congress and are 
provided here for informational purposes only, as any sentencing of the defendant would be 
determined by the judge. 
Mr. Berman praised the outstanding investigative work of the FBI. 
This case is bein handled b the Office's Public Corruption Unit. Assistant U.S. 
Attorneys 
and 
are in cha e of the rosecution, 
with assistance from the Office's Human Trafficking Co-Coordinator, 
The charges contained in the Indictment are merely accusations. The defendant is 
presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. 
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