American financier Jeffrey Epstein was arrested earlier this month on child sex trafficking charges. After an early career as a teacher, Epstein became an options trader at Bear Stearns, eventually becoming a partner before going out on his own and building a highly successful financial consulting firm. Among Epstein’s business and personal associates are Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Woody Allen, Katie Couric, former British prime minister Tony Blair, and former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak. As a result of Epstein’s arrest, Barak, who is currently running for election against Bibi Netanyahu, is in the process of dissolving his business relationship with Epstein, who largely funded a security company which Barak set up in 2015. Epstein had previously pled guilty to a prostitution charge in a case where he apparently got a “sweetheart” deal from then-prosecutor (and now-resigned Labor Secretary) Alex Acosta. That deal required Epstein to register as a Level 3 sex offender. How did Epstein describe that situation?
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A. “I’m not a sexual predator, I’m an ‘offender’,” Epstein said. “It’s the difference between running someone down in your car and jaywalking.”
B. “I’m not a sexual predator, I’m an ‘offender’,” Epstein said. “It’s the difference between a murderer and a person who steals a bagel.”
C. “I’m not a sexual predator, I’m an ‘offender’,” Epstein said. “It’s the difference between eating ham on Yom Kippur and driving to Shabbat services.”
D. “I’m not a sexual predator, I’m an ‘offender’,” Epstein said. “It’s the difference between assaulting someone and watching a dirty movie.”
E. “I’m not a sexual predator, I’m an ‘offender’,” Epstein said. “It’s the difference between moo shu pork and corn beef on white bread with mayonnaise.”