He’s been convicted of it. “In April 2005, police of Palm Beach, Florida, began investigating Epstein after a parent complained that he molested her 14-year-old daughter.[4] After an investigation, prosecution, and plea negotiations, Epstein pleaded guilty…federal officials had identified 36 girls, some as young as 14 years old, who had been molested…Epstein was arrested again on July 6, 2019, on federal charges for sex trafficking of minors in Florida and New York” Source
_“Subsequently, the police alleged that Epstein had paid several girls to perform sexual acts with him.[73] Interviews with five alleged victims and 17 witnesses under oath, a high school transcript and other items found in Epstein’s trash and home allegedly showed that some of the girls involved were under 18.[74] The police search of Epstein’s home found two hidden cameras and large numbers of photos of girls throughout the house, some of whom the police had interviewed in the course of their investigation.[71]
“On June 30, 2008, after Epstein pleaded guilty to a state charge (one of two) of procuring _for prostitution a girl below age 18,[84] he was sentenced to 18 months in prison.
“Though Epstein had been a level-three registered sex offender in New York since 2010, the New York Police Department never enforced the 90-day regulation, though non-compliance is a felony.”