NBC: New Jeffrey Epstein accuser: He raped me when I was 15

Jennifer Araoz says she was 14 years old when a young woman approached her outside her New York City high school in the fall of 2001.The woman was friendly and curious, asking Araoz personal questions about her family, her upbringing, their finances. Soon she began talking to Araoz about a man she knew who was kind and wealthy and lived nearby. more...

nytimes: Jeffrey Epstein Raped Me When I Was 15

The first time I stepped into Jeffrey Epstein’s mansion on the Upper East Side in the fall of 2001, I noticed his security cameras. They were hard to miss. Inside the front door, he had small TVsplaying the footage in real time. I was a child, just 14 at the time. But the message was clear: I was in the house of someone important and I was being watched. more...

guardian: Jeffrey Epstein's death: the end of the scandal?

How did Jeffrey Epstein fall from well-connected financier to disgraced sex offender?
Epstein, 66, grew up in Coney Island in Brooklyn and initially worked as a teacher for private schools in Manhattan, before starting a career in Wall Street. There is some mystery around exactly how he made his money but he became wealthy after forming his own company J Epstein&Co and linking up with powerful businessmen including Leslie Wexner, the founder of the company that owns the Victoria’s Secret lingerie brand. more...