"While the breadth of Epstein's crimes is well-documented, papers in recently unveiled investigative files from the Department of Justice have put into sharper relief how he and his associates had an almost assembly line-like process for procuring victims. These documents released over the past week by a Trump administration under intense political pressure from both Democrats and Republicans also make clearer how girls and young women were perceived as commodities: mere bodies meant to serve a predator's twisted predilections and possibly those of his associates."
"At least one of the students went to the house on several occasions and described the telephone calls as men call[ing] in saying when they were going to drop of[f] particular girls. All three girls said Maxwell and Epstein were secretive about what was going on at the house, and at least two of the girls complained about Epstein touching them inappropriately."
From 2002 to 2005, Jeffrey Epstein victimized dozens of underage teens by luring them into paid sex under the guise of massage work, including girls as young as 14. Epstein relied on employees and associates, notably Ghislaine Maxwell, to secure a steady supply of minor victims and to have victims recruit other girls. Department of Justice investigative files depict an almost assembly-line process for procuring victims and portray girls as commodified bodies. A 2001 police report described Maxwell recruiting young women on a Palm Beach campus, arranging phone drop-offs, and students reporting inappropriate touching by Epstein.
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