Jeffrey Epstein, Billionaire Pedophile, Goes Free - The Daily Beast

Jeffrey Epstein, Billionaire Pedophile, Goes Free - The Daily Beast Page 1 of 4 THE DAILY BEAST READ THIS SKIP THAT BLOGS & STORIES Billionaire Pedophile Goes Free PRINT Hedge fund mogul Jeffrey Epstein became a free man Wednesday, five years after he was first accused of sexually abusing underage girls. After months of reporting, The Daily Beast's reveals exclusive details of the investigation and the legal wrangling that saved him from a long prison term. She reports: • Palm Beach's police chief objected to Epstein's "special treatment" and gave The Daily Beast an exclusive look at his nine-hour deposition about the investigation. • Earlier versions of the U.S attorney's charges, including a sealed 53-page indictment, could have landed Epstein in prison for 20 years. • Victims alleged that Epstein molested underage girls from South America. Europe. and the former Soviet republics. including three 12-year-old girls brought over from France as a birthday gift. • The v