Judge releases transcripts of 2006 grand jury investigation of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking

SUMMARY

A Florida judge released transcripts from a 2006 grand jury investigation into sex trafficking and rape allegations against Jeffrey Epstein. The 150 pages reveal details that Judge Luis Delgado described as “sexually deviant, disgusting, and criminal.” This release, initially scheduled for a hearing next week, follows a bill signed by Governor Ron DeSantis allowing their release. The investigation led to Epstein’s 2008 plea deal with federal prosecutors, criticized as too lenient, which saw him serve 1.5 years in a county jail. Epstein faced renewed federal charges in 2018 but died by suicide in 2019. Judge Delgado called Epstein “the most infamous pedophile in American history.”