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[–] cordoven 0 points 9 points (+9|-0) ago 

Epstein hardly even had to serve time... 18 months!?!?! The man owned a fucking island for pedophiles to escape to.

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[–] bourbonexpert [S] 0 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago 

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[–] sore_ass_losers 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Regarding 'serving time': He only had to sleep in the jail (note > 1 year usually means prison) and he had his own private section. During the day he had work release and was even caught wandering around with no repercussions. Also I believe he didn't serve that full sentence (13 months, off the top of my head).

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[–] Broc_Lia 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Also I believe he didn't serve that full sentence (13 months, off the top of my head).

Afaik it's unusual for criminals to serve a full sentence in most countries. They get 1/3rd or so off their sentence for good behaviour, so they have an incentive to obey the guards.

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[–] Broc_Lia ago 

Epstein hardly even had to serve time... 18 months!?!?! The man owned a fucking island for pedophiles to escape to.

My guess, they knew they had fuck all evidence and most of his crimes were out of their jurisdiction, but he knew that his life wasn't worth shit if he allowed the case to go to trial (his high profile guests would have to kill him) also, there's the possibility that more evidence could have turned up later. So he took a deal that involved a slap on the wrist and public humiliation, but the guarantee that's all he'd ever get. His powerful friends get off scot free, so he gets to live.