v 2 my { , © 6 : i j e e. e | Epstein faces civil lawsuits: 9 | lient be added EPSTEI and lewd and lascivious mo- P EPS Noni ‘It’s validation lestation, police oaeae ' were several other girls ' * e state attorney's of- _ brought in 2004 and 2005 to of what we're saying fice said questions about . an upstairs room at the home in the civil cases.’ the girls’ credibility led it to for similar massages and take the unprecedented step sexual touching. JEFFREY HERMAN of presenting the evidence . The indictment charged Attorney who represents alleged against Epstein to a grand Epstein only with felony so- Victims, commenting onthe plea jury, rather than directly . licitation of prostitution. The charging him. ‘ state attorney’s office later Palm Beach Police Chief - , added the charge of procur- The judge was skeptical but Michael Reiter was furious ing underage girls for that agreed to it. with State Attorney Barry purpose. Epstein’s legal woes don’t Krischer, saying in a May Prosecutor Lanna Be-. end with Monday's plea. 2006 letter that the prosecu- lohlavek said of the plea: “I There are four pending fed- tor should disqualify himself. . ° took into consideration the eral civil lawsuits and one “I continue to find your ; length the trial would. have in state court related to his office’s treatment of these been and witnesses having behavior. At least one woman cases highly unusual,” he to testify” about sometimes has sued him in New York, ‘wrote. He then asked for and embarrassing incidents. where he owns a_51,000- got a federal investigation. , ; Epstein may have made square-foot Manhattan man- Epstein hired a phalanx of | a serious mistake soon after sion. high-priced lawyers— includ- ' he was charged. He rejected “Its validation of what ing Harvard law professor an offer to plead guilty to one we're saying in the civil and author Alan Dershowitz count of eT CTS TTT Te cases,” said Miami attorney —and public relations people I i Jeffrey Herman,-who repre-