1 Remarks as Pre ared for Delivery by Assistant Director in Charge FBI New York Field Office Jeffrey Epstein Arrest July X, 2019 Preserving the innocence of children is the most important responsibility we carry as adults. Failing them, in any way, is not an option. And yet there are some who blatantly disregard this golden rule, using whatever tools they have at their disposal to lure children into a life of which they should never be exposed. As we allege today, Jeffrey Epstein is one of those people. As of x a.m., he is under arrest.../At X p.m., as he was X, we placed him under arrest. Epstein has been charged with one count each of sex trafficking and sex trafficking conspiracy. For at least a three year period, from 2002-2005, he is alleged to have sexually exploited and abused dozens of minor girls at his homes in New York City and Palm Beach, Florida. The girls were recruited in a variety of ways, usually by employees of Epstein and victim recruiters themselves. • The victim recruiters and the girls they found typically received hundreds of dollars in cash. EFTA00010471