""told me from the start [...] that Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile.""
""He was into the barely legal type, like, he liked 15-year-old girls,""
""I'm not trying to make an excuse for this, I'm just giving you facts that he wasn't into, like, 8-year-olds. But he liked the very young teen types that could pass for even younger than they were, but would look legal to a passer-by.""
""If Jeffrey Epstein were still alive, would you be comfortable with your teenage daughter being alone with him in his mansion? [...] And please, don't say 15 is barely legal. It is 100% illegal, and you know that.""
Comments claimed that Jeffrey Epstein favored 'barely legal' girls and liked 15-year-olds, and that he was not interested in younger children such as 8-year-olds. The remarks described young teens who could 'pass for even younger' while appearing legal to a passer-by. The statements triggered social media backlash, with former child actresses and teenage girls posting photos of themselves at age 15 to insist that 15-year-olds are children. Public figures questioned whether any parent would trust a teenage daughter alone with Epstein and labeled the remarks dangerous to children. The age of consent in the United States ranges from 16 to 18; adults cannot legally have sex with anyone under 16.
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