Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein Pleads Guilty to Prostitution Charge
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New York billionaire Jeffrey Epstein has pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution from underage girls in South Florida.
Circuit Judge Deborah Dale Pucillo sentenced the 55-year-old money manager Monday to 18 months in the Palm Beach County jail, followed by a year of house arrest. He also will be designated a sex offender.
Epstein was arrested two years ago after he allegedly paid several girls under the age of 18 $200 to $300 each in return for naked massages at his Palm Beach home that sometimes became sexual.
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He also faces lawsuits in state and federal courts filed by several women over similar allegations.