Florida- While Palm Beach billionaire Jeffrey Epstein is serving 18 months in jail for soliciting prostitution from at least one underage girl, lawsuits are piling up against him by minor girls who claim abuse at his hands.
Two alleged victims are asking a judge to unseal an agreement under which federal prosecutors agreed not to pursue similar crimes in federal court against Epstein.
The deferred-prosecution agreement, which remains under seal in his state criminal case, was reached between the U.S. Attorney’s Office and Epstein’s lawyers before he pleaded guilty on June 30 to two felony counts in state court: soliciting prostitution and procuring a person under 18 for prostitution.
Under the agreement, federal prosecutors will not indict him on any federal charges as long as he successfully completes all the requirements of his state sentence and stays out of trouble through his sentence and for an additional 90 days after that.
Aside from the criminal case, there are nine federal and six state lawsuits pending against the Manhattan money manager. All contain similar allegations: that Epstein, through his employees and assistants, brought minor girls to his Palm Beach home at 358 El Brillo Way for erotic massages and sometimes sex.
