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Newly released court documents reveal that Florida prosecutors were aware of rape allegations against Jeffrey Epstein involving teenage girls two years before negotiating a lenient plea deal with him. These transcripts, stemming from the 2006 grand jury investigation, show that despite the gravity of the allegations, Epstein received a relatively light sentence of 18 months in a Palm Beach County jail.
The documents highlight significant shortcomings in the legal handling of Epstein's case, provoking further criticism of the federal prosecutors who oversaw the deal. Epstein's lenient plea agreement. . .
