Detective Reiter recalls police complaints about young women at Epstein’s house and notes a $90,000 donation, hinting at possible quid‑pro quo

JaMES PATTERSON Something an old cop would notice. Reiter's officers had told him about complaints they'd gotten a few months earlier — young women hanging around at the end of the block or coming and going at all hours from Epstein’s “There was some follow-up to that.” Reiter said ina depo- house. ought by a victim, that sition for B.B. vs. Epstein, a civil suit, br Jeffrey eventually settled. “I think we may have encountered one or two of them. [We] may have done a little bit of surveillance or talked to neighbors as to whether or not they had seen that. I think we were of the general understanding that, yes, there were very attractive young women coming and going from Mr. Epstein's residence. “We did some level of further inquiry, and we were of the belief that they were all adults. And [we] were also of the belief that there was 2 possibility that there could be prostitution. But I mean that’s just not something that we heavily pursued — everywhere in prostitution in private residences; it’s common America. We didn't believe that they were underage at that point, and so we had no further interest in it.” Reiter had recalled those complaints on the day Epstein had with his $90,000 donation. And when Reiter had he couldn't help but notice the tall, stein had brought with him to the shown up walked Epstein downstairs, beautiful woman whom Ep station. It struck him as strange that she was standing so stiffly, eyes to speak. Not a kid. cast downward, as though she were afraid did not introduce or even But not a woman, either. Epstein acknowledge her. To Reiter, this, too, seemed odd. Indeed, the statuesque woman was Nadia Marcinkova, 4 3 nineteen-year-old bez j described, by anothe tive Recarey, as one 0: In September, sever: calls Reiter directly < arms simulator yet? Cautiously, Reiter If the departmen happy to provide the Reiter thanks hir now that Epstein knc a Epstein’s crimes in P. knows, if the charge public. Cops like Reiter that they’re no longei helps to hold on toa | to understand: you s: __ murders make a kin: . tion. There’s great sa Epstein’s been up to’ Who is this guy? Reiter’s detective: him, they'll have to | _ toknow the people ‘ | Wendy. That’s one pi What kind of per. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019148