The girls necessarily would have had to have been trafficked to someone, would they not?
Or were they all just procured for Epstein, and no one else?
Except of course Prince Andrew. Just him and Epstein. No one else.
Just those two!
Yes. To Epstein. That's what Maxwell was convicted of.
Except of course Prince Andrew. Just him and Epstein. No one else. Just those two!
My opinion is that the girls were obtained by Maxwell for Epstein. I would not be surprised if there were some other guys who, when visiting the island (which a lot of people apparently did without any knowledge of underage sex) made comments to Epstein, and then Maxwell asked a girl or girls who were already there to give "massages" to those guys. So I do think that happened also.
However, I think proving their identities, and that they knowingly engaged in sex with underage girls (both which would require the girls themselves to go public and get involved) is much, much tougher. And I think that is what is being overlooked.
It's worth considering that only one girl ever chose to bring a lawsuit (which has a lower standard of proof) against a man for abusing them on that island, and that was Virginia Giuffre with Andrew. And it wasn't like it was hard to find a lawyer -- she got a very prominent one who actually did it for free.
But for the vast majority of those women -- who have already gotten payouts directly from Epstein and/or his estate -- the additional attention/hassle/stress just isn't worth it, so they just don't want to be involved any further. And that's means you can't confirm legally the identities and activities of the men allegedly involved.