Palm Beach Police Refer Epstein Sex Abuse Case to FBI

Palm Beach Police Chief Michael Reiter referred Jeffrey Epstein's sex abuse case to the FBI after local prosecutors stalled on charges involving over 40 identified underage victims. The Palm Beach investigation, which began in 2005 when a parent complained, had documented Epstein paying minors for sexual acts at his Palm Beach mansion. Reiter took the extraordinary step of bypassing the local State Attorney's office and going directly to federal authorities after concluding local prosecution would not proceed.