A Florida lawmaker is being harassed and threatened after demanding a full investigation into the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office to learn more about the department's treatment of Jeffrey Epstein while he was incarcerated. Senator Lauren Book has informed police the she believes Sheriff Ric Bradshaw of the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office has tried to access her phone and emails, while also claiming his supporters have called to threaten her.
She expressed her outrage at how the case was handled in a letter earlier this week. And if it was an individual failure, we need to hold those individuals accountable. Book, who is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, has been one of the loudest voices in the state ever since the charges against Epstein were announced earlier this month.
We are calling for accountability on all fronts so things like this never happen again, and that means looking back at the entire system of law and order which failed his young victims. The probe will to 'determine if any actions taken by the deputies assigned to monitor Epstein during his work release program violated any agency rules and regulations.
On Tuesday, Book wrote an open leader to Florida''s governor demanding action. This probe comes after attorney Bradley Edwards said at a press conference on Tuesday that he had been contacted by at least one woman who informed him she had been summoned to Epstein's office for a sexual encounter while he was in prison.
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As part of his plea deal, Epstein was allowed to spend up to 12 hours a day working at the office from Monday through Saturday during his time in prison. Deputies reportedly stood outside then building while Epstein was left unchaperoned inside, working for a business he founded during plea negotiations and shuttered as soon as he was released from prison. She said one of the deputies assigned to monitor Epstein during his work release in West Palm Beach confirmed that the high-profile inmate was given free reign once inside his office. The deputies remained outside and did not enter the office, despite the steady stream of clients, friends and young women who would come to visit the newly-convicted sex offender.
He had girls in there,"' recalled Brown of her conversation with the deputy. Letter to Governor on Epste There was a visitor's log that all guests had to sign, according to Brown, but she was told the records had mysteriously disappeared when she requested them.
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The PBCSO claims however that the records were disposed of in a completely legal manner as part of a standard purging of files. Those deputies were also receiving overtime pay for their work explained Brown, with one deputy required to be outside the office six days a week, for 12 hours each day.
That financial burden was shouldered in some part by the Florida Science Foundation, a company that was run by Epstein. Brown also noted in the interview that Epstein would not have been able to get his sweetheart plea deal if the case were tried today. She then explained that Epstein and members of his camp stood by the decision not just because it spared him serious jail time and federal charges, but because it was their opinion 'that these women were prostitutes.
Brown said that she had never before seen a plea deal similar to the one Epstein was granted by state prosecutors. Florida state prisons are viscous,' explained Brown. Brown's reporting has certainly resonated with Epstein, according to a court filing submitted on Wednesday. The letter noted that 'this individual was also named and featured prominently in the Herald series.
Prosecutors again noted that 'this individual was also named and featured prominently in the Herald series. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Share this article Share. Comments 1 Share what you think. View all. More top stories. The deputies remained outside and did not enter the office, despite the steady stream of clients, friends and young women who would come to visit the newly-convicted sex offender.
The log's disappearance also came after donations totaling in the low six-figures were made by Epstein to the Sheriff's Office over the course of this incarceration. He had girls in there,"' recalled Brown of her conversation with the deputy. Then, in March , she claims that Epstein hired her as an employee at the Florida Science Foundation, where he worked six days a week on work release.
Those deputies were also receiving overtime pay for their work explained Brown, with one deputy required to be outside the office six days a week, for 12 hours each day. That financial burden was shouldered in some part by the Florida Science Foundation, a company that was run by Epstein. Brown also noted in the interview that Epstein would not have been able to get his sweetheart plea deal if the case was brought today,. She then explained that Epstein and members of his camp stood by the decision not just because it spared him serious jail time and federal charges, but because it was their opinion 'that these women were prostitutes.
Brown said that she had never before seen a plea deal similar to the one Epstein was granted by state prosecutors. Florida state prisons are viscous,' explained Brown. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline.
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