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Epstein’s sordid underage sex enterprise laid bare in trove of documents released

While of much curiosity as to who is named in documents in Epstein’s ‘Black Book’, lawyers argue little new criminal activity has emerged

Jeffrey Epstein sought out the rich and powerful: The unsealed records cast a wide net, ranging from allegations of poolside orgies with underage girls to panicked emails between Ghislaine Maxwell and her lawyer

Last week’s release of around 1,350 pages of documents connected to Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender and money manager for the rich and powerful, includes dozens of boldface names from business, politics, academia and the entertainment industry.

While it may provide fertile grounds for conspiracy theorists to seed fresh claims about child sex rings, the rich and famous, and institutions that protected them, the documents contain no new evidence of wrongdoing by individuals named ...