' enough dirt on the girls to «ae Two weeks later, Recarey was ' prosecutors skeptical. Not only did told that prosecutors had decided | , some of the girls have issues with once again to take the case to the | drugs or alcohol but also some had grand jury. ° criminal records and other troubles, Itis not known how many of the Epstein’s legal team claimed. And at girls testified before the grand jury. least one of them, they said, fied But Epstein’s defense team said one when she told police she was girl who was subpoenaed — the one younger than 18 when she started who said she had sexual intercourse performing massages for Epstein. with Epstein — never showed up. After the meeting, prosecutors The grand jury’s indictment was postponed their decision to take the handed awn i July. It was not the case to a grand jury. - one the police department had . In we folloning Ribrenae police wanted, ~ : received complaints that two of the Instead of being slapped with a - victims or their families had been charge of aalawfet Seal activity harassed or threatened. Epstein’s with a minor, Epstein was charged legal team maintains that its private with one count of felony solicitation - investigators did nothing illegal or of prostitution, which carries a unethical during their research. maximum penalty of five years in By then, relations’ between prison. He was booked into the Palm , police and prosecutors were fraying. Beach County Jail early July 23 and | At a key meeting with prosecutors released hours later. and the defense, Detective Joseph Epstein’s legal team “doesn’t Recarey, the lead investigator, was a ispute that he had girls over for no-show, according to Epstein’s genet Goldberger said. But he attorney. said their claims that they had sex- “The embarrassment .on the ual encounters with him lack credi- | prosecutor's face was evident when, bility. the police officer never showed up “They are. incapable of being for the meeting,” attomey Jack believed,” he said. “They h