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Epstein camp calls female accusers liars
By LARRY KELLER Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Attorneys.and publicists for Palm Beach financier Jeffrey Epstein went on the offensive Monday, contending that teenage girls who have ac cused Epstein of sexual she- nanigans at his waterfront home are liars and saying that the Palm Beach Police De- partment is “childish.”
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He had no explanation as to why Epstein would pay girls or women with no massage train- ing — as the alleged victims said was the case — $200 to $300 for their visits. “The credibility of these witnesses has been seriously ques-
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Epstein, 53, was indicted by a county grand jury last month on a charge of felony solicitation of prostitution. At ter an 11-month investigation that included sifting through Epstein’s trash and surveilling his home, Palm Beach police concluded there was enough evidence to charge him with sexual activity with minors. When the grand jury indicted Epstein on the less serious
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