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Jeffrey Epstein on suicide watch after accused sex trafficker is found injured in New York jail
Published Wed, Jul 24 2019 10:56 PM EDTUpdated 6 min ago
Dan Mangan
According to sources, officials do not know whether Epstein tried to hang himself, if he staged a suicide attempt, or if he was assaulted.
The former friend of presidents Donald Trump and Bill Clinton is accused of sexually abusing dozens of young girls at his New York and Florida residences in the early 2000s.
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Baltimike
(4,146 posts)I mean, I get these are new allegations, but still
FarPoint
(12,409 posts)This could be staged....going out to ER/hospital is a high escape risk.....he has money to coordinate such an escape....
babylonsister
(171,070 posts)luckily. We all know he's a flight risk.
FarPoint
(12,409 posts)He may also be under a camera surveillance as well....be in a "gumby suit" gown with velcro....plus an officer guard 24/7 documenting his actions every 15 minutes. This should help reduce his scheming....but his money....that is going to be a potential problem.
babylonsister
(171,070 posts)if he was in a general lock-up, prisoners do not take kindly to child molesters or traffickers. He needs to be kept safe and under lock and key so we can find out who he might rat on. If he was attacked, that might encourage him to come clean.
FarPoint
(12,409 posts)He has always manipulated his surroundings....now, he apparently is feeling vulnerable....a new and terrifying feeling for this pig.
DeminPennswoods
(15,286 posts)He is unlikely to be able to buy his way out of these new charges. The way Trump has run away from him shows even he isn't stupid enough to grant a pardon.
Even if Epstein co-operates, all the ex-DAs on the cable shows have said that he would still have to serve significant time and that SDNY co-operation agreements require co-operators to admit to all crimes they've ever committed.
Because of his celebrity and the nature of his crimes, it's likely he'll be segregated in jail.
IMHO, he will, at some point, kill himself.