Jeffery Epstein, a convicted sex offender, traveled with unaccompanied girls as young as 11 last year, witness says

The feds were investigating whether Jeffrey Epstein, an accused sex trafficker, was taking young girls who appeared to be 11 or 12 onto his private jet as recently as last year, new documents show.

The brief federal investigation into Epstein’s international travel, conducted by the U.S. Marshals Service, was previously undisclosed. It resulted in an air traffic controller reporting that she saw Epstein, the now-deceased financier, disembarking his private jet near the U.S. Virgin Islands with girls who appeared to be pre-teens on one occasion, and girls between 16 and 18 years old on another occasion.

Both alleged incidents occurred between June and November 2018, according to the Associated Press.

Epstein, 66, was accused of trafficking dozens of young girls for sexual abuse over the past several years, flitting between his Palm Beach and Manhattan estates and his private Caribbean island. He was arrested on sex trafficking and conspiracy charges in July, but died by suicide in his Manhattan jail cell Aug. 10 before he could face trial. He pleaded not guilty to the sex trafficking allegations before his death.

eddie wrote:He got away with it because he was rich and powerful and had rich and powerful friends.

Ben Reilly wrote:

eddie wrote:He got away with it because he was rich and powerful and had rich and powerful friends.

Oh, absolutely. An average guy who gets caught pissing in public by a child can be ordered not to live within a mile of a school, but this guy, who admitted to sex with minors, still managed to get them on his private jet. You don't do that without money and influence.

It's just another example of how America is not a country of laws, really, and how the rich have far too much power.