Joseph Recarey, the lead Palm Beach detective on the case, said Epstein was essentially operating a “sexual pyramid scheme.” Brown and the Herald identified about 80 women who say they were molested or otherwise sexually abused by Epstein. A team of prosecutors including Dershowitz fought the charges, and Epstein responded to the suits by saying the girls consented to “the acts alleged” and that he believed they were 18, the Daily Beast reported.
