Ghislaine Maxwell was once Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘girlfriend.’ She later became his pimp enticing young women for his pleasure and the enjoyment of the rich and famous. The women were as young as 14. Maxwell is charged with enticement and conspiracy to entice minors to travel to engage in illegal sex acts, transportation and conspiracy to transport minors with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, and two counts of perjury.

“In particular, from at least in or about 1994, up to an including at least in or about 1997, Maxwell assisted, facilitated, and contributed to Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse of minor girls by, among other things, helping Epstein to recruit, groom, and ultimately abuse victims known to Maxwell and Epstein to be under the age of 18,” the indictment says.

Some of Epstein’s invited guests to his underage parties are alleged to be Prince Andrew, Alan Dershowitz, Bill Clinton, and Donald Trump, among other members of the elite and super-rich.

What will be most interesting is “will prosecutors offer Maxwell a ‘deal’ if she gives them names, dates, and times?” Throughout history powerful men have been imprisoned and even executed for less.

What do we know? First, Epstein’s wealth. He was reported to be a ‘financial adviser,’ but how did he achieve the amount of riches which allowed him to possess not only mansions, but private aircraft, and islands? Second, the four men I previously mentioned were known to be associates of Epstein’s and attended his parties. Third, there are videos of Trump and Epstein partying at Mar-a-Lago; and on one occasion Trump and Epstein were the only males in attendance.

Speculation remains about the cause of Epstein’s death in a New York Metropolitan Detainment Facility. Was it suicide as stated on the official report, or was it murder. The analysis of forensic pathologists offer opposite theories. We will never know, but there is no doubt that millionaires and billionaires who associated with Epstein had many reasons to silence the child molester.

Finally, I am a novelist, and I’m not sure I could create a cast of characters as vile and disgusting as the men and women involved in this tale of debauchery and self-fulfillment.

Op-ed by James Turnage

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