Epstein Pleads Guilty to State Charges, Receives Work-Release Sentence

Jeffrey Epstein pleaded guilty on June 30, 2008 to two Florida state charges — solicitation of prostitution and solicitation of a minor — and was sentenced to 18 months in Palm Beach County jail with work release that allowed him to leave the facility up to 16 hours a day, six days a week. Under the terms of the secret NPA, federal charges covering dozens of additional victims were permanently dismissed. Epstein registered as a sex offender but served only 13 months before being released on probation in July 2009.