An example of willful blindness saying the villains are the adult perpetrators. Epstein pleaded not guilty. His allegations span from 2002 to 2005 at his residences in florida and new york. This case is over his previous arrest in the mid2000s when he faces other allegations at his palm beach, florida, residence. He was able to obtain a nonprosecution agreement with the then u. S. Attorney alex acosta. If that name is familiar with you, its because acosta is now President Trumps labor secretary. And in that role, he oversees the countrys Human Trafficking laws. In that case in florida, epstein pleaded guilty to state charges of lesser severity than federal charges, requiring that he register as a sex offender and serve 13 months in a county facility that allowed him to leave six days a week to conduct work at his office. The miami herald brought this story to the nations attention back in november as part of that investigation the paper was able to identify nearly 80 girls who were all