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July 16, 2019

Epstein Abuse Survivors Ask Judge to Deny Bail
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Two of Jefferey Epstein's accusers faced him in court for the first time
Monday, and urged the judge not to grant him bail. Courtney Wild, who
says Epstein started sexually abusing her at the age of 14, told the
court, "He's a scary person to have walking the streets." It was the
first time Epstein's accusers had seen i

Meanwhile, prosecutors revealed investigators discovered "piles of
cash," stashes of diamonds and an expired passport under another name
and with a Saudi address when they raided Epstein's Manhattan mansion
last week. On Friday, they accused the serial child sex abuser of
possible witness tampering, saying he made payments totaling $350,000 to
two people he feared could testify against him in court.


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