Clerk Abruzzo Announces Release of Jeffrey Epstein Grand Jury Records Post Date:07/01/2024 2:54 PM When I became Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller, I promised that I would leave no stone unturned to ensure the release of the Jeffrey Epstein grand jury records.
Today, in our role as Clerk to the 15th Judicial Circuit, we are making these important documents available to the public to ensure transparency to the people of Palm Beach County that we serve every day, and to the international community that has closely followed the Epstein case.
It was legislation our office championed that led to the release of these grand jury records. We worked tirelessly alongside Senator Tina Polsky and Representative Peggy Gossett-Seidman for this legislation to pass – I am grateful for their partnership in this effort.
I would also like to personally thank our Legal team at the Clerk’s office and our government affairs team at Ballard Partners for their work on this legislation – particularly Amy Borman, our Chief Legal Officer and Chief Operating Officer for Courts and Official Records, Legal Counsel Jennifer Printz, Associate Legal Counsel Collin Jackson, and Mat Forrest with Ballard Partners.
It is our hope that the release of these records gives peace of mind to our community and gives Jeffrey Epstein’s victims the closure they deserve. https://www.mypalmbeachclerk.com/Home/Components/News/News/734/16 WARNING: Contains Graphic Content PDF file icon Epstein Grand Jury Clerks Notes and Transcripts (Order Granting Plaintiff’s Motion For Reconsideration Of The Trial Court’s February 29, 2024 Order)
underage girls at his Palm Beach mansion for decades. Epstein managed to evade serious charges, in part because the Palm Beach prosecutor at the time, Barry Krischer, elected to charge him with minor prostitution charges rather than bringing a felony sexual assault case. The records have remained under seal for 16 years. Earlier this year, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an order to release the files by July 1. Epstein’s case came under new scrutiny in 2018 — 10 years later — following a series of articles by the Miami Herald that outlined the secret negotiations that led to a light jail sentence for Epstein. Epstein would serve just 13 months in the Palm Beach County jail, where he was given liberal privileges to work in his outside office and at his mansion. Florida prosecutors knew Epstein raped teenage girls 2 years before cutting deal, transcript shows
Florida prosecutors heard graphic testimony about how the late millionaire and financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually assaulted teenage girls two years before they cut a plea deal, according to transcripts released Monday of the 2006 grand jury investigation. The transcripts were at the center of a court battle for about a decade after media investigations into Epstein’s ties to the rich and the powerful seems to have allowed him to continue to rape and sex traffic teenagers without ever being sent to prison or serving a serious jail term. The transcripts show that the grand jury heard testimony that Epstein, who was then in his 40s, had raped teenage girls as young as 14 at his Palm Beach mansion. The teenagers testified and told detectives they were also paid to find him more girls. Source: nypost.com
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Grand jury testimony. Hand written notes. Court documents. Testimony is graphic. Some names shown, many redacted.
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