Nude Photos of Minors Found at Jeffrey Epstein's NYC Mansion, Epstein pleads 'not guilty' to new sex trafficking of minors charges

Epstein Attorney ​Weingarten said that according to the facts, Epstein did not rape anyone, but conceded that Epstein did engage in “maybe a lot of prostitution.”

That prompted Judge Pitman to interject and question Weingarten’s legal reasoning. “Isn’t it rape if the girls are underage?” Pitman asked.

Weingarten paused for over a second, then in a matter-of-fact tone replied, “well…statutory maybe,” before moving on.

​The packed gallery responded with a combination of audible laughter and shocked gasps as Epstein’s attorney appeared to be admitting his client had committed rape.

The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announces charges against Jeffrey Epstein for sex trafficking of minors and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of minors Monday morning, revealing details of the case including the allegation that nude photos of minors were found at Epstein's mansion. Billionaire Epstein has been indicted on federal sex trafficking conspiracy and sex trafficking charges for allegedly exploiting and abusing dozens of underage girls at his mansion in Manhattan, where nude photos apparently showing minors were found during a weekend raid, and estate in Palm Beach, Florida, according to officials and court documents obtained by News 4 Monday. Epstein, a politically connected Florida financier who owns an island in St. Thomas, allegedly recruited girls as young as 14 to have sex with him from at least 2002 to 2005 and allegedly gave them hundreds of dollars in cash. He also allegedly paid certain victims to recruit additional girls to "maintain and increase his supply of victims," according to the federal indictment unsealed Monday

Federal prosecutors in New York unsealed a criminal indictment charging multi-millionaire Jeffrey Epstein with having operated a sex trafficking ring in which he sexually abused dozens of underage girls, allegations that have circulated around the politically connected businessman for years.