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Jeffrey Epstein and the New Pedophile Defense

Jeffrey Epstein went free with a sentence that amounted to a slap on the wrist in a high-profile child sex case. Now other defendants are using his case to plead for leniency.

Conchita Sarnoff
Conchita Sarnoff
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Conchita Sarnoff

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