Epsteins biz was a Compromise Factory; money, favors, introductions.
In order for the machine to operate the girls HAD to be underage:
What is it TODAY, with our debased mores, to have your LEGAL bedroom intimacy filmed and leaked to the public..?
A little embarrassment? There are actors and musicians who do that deliberately then PRETEND to be embarrassed. Who thinks Kim Kardashians career was HARMED..? We have seen or heard of Jeff Bezos wang just last month:
Meh.
No, the films had to show ILLEGAL behavior; girls who turned 18 and then were willing to get guys on film humping them held a value to Epstein of ZERO:
You cant EXTORT most people with films of behavior that is improper but still legal.
THAT is why there was this non-stop girl turn-over. Everyone claims that was owing to Epsteins insatiable sex appetite.
No, there was that rapid girl turn-over cuz an OVERage girl could not entrap people in sensitive positions of extreme responsibility:
Targets had to KNOW they would lose everything; their reputations, their fortunes, friends, family, freedom of movement.
Posts 18 & 19 by gaijin have the entire EPSTEIN mess summarized.
These posts are worth saving for reference.
Excellent summation and analysis.