Prosecutors knew Jeffrey Epstein was raping teens two years before deal, transcript shows

Jeffrey Epstein died at age 66 in 2019. (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP, File)

By Terry Spencer, Associated Press

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Florida prosecutors heard graphic testimony about how late millionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abused teenage girls in the two years before they reached a plea deal, records from a 2006 grand jury investigation released Monday show.

The transcripts of the recordings have been the subject of a legal battle for about a decade after media outlets began investigating how Epstein’s ties to the wealthy and powerful allowed him to continue raping and trafficking underage girls without serving a harsh prison sentence.