AO 106 (SDNY lino. 01/17) Application for a Search Wain¶
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT¶
for the¶
Southern District of New York¶
Li the Matter of the Search of (Brick describe the property to be searched or then* the person by name and address)¶
See Aftiched Affidavit and its Attachment A¶
APPLICATION FOR A SEARCH AND SEIZURE WARRANT¶
I, a federal law enforcement officer or an attorney for the government, request a search warrant and state under penalty of perjury that I have reason to believe that on the following person or property (Woe the person or describe the property to be Searched and give its location):¶
| located in the | Southern | District of | New York | , there is now concealed (identify the |
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| person or describe the property to be seized): |
See Attached Affidavit and its Attachment A¶
The pitip for the search under Fed. R. Crim. P. 41(c) is (cheat one or more):¶
[ovidence of a crime;¶
O contraband, fruits of.crime, or other items illegally possessed;¶
3 property designed for use, intended for use, or used in committing a crime;¶
O a person to be arrested or a person who is unlawfully restrained.¶
The search is related to a violation of:¶
Code Section(s) Offense Descriptton(s)¶
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Case No.¶
18 U.S.C. §§ 1591 and Sex trafficking of minors; sex trafficking conspiracy 371¶
The Opplication is based on these facts:¶
See Atiached Affidavit and its Attachment A¶
et Continued on the attached sheet.¶
- O Delayed notice of days (give exact ending date if more than 30 days: tffider 18 U.S.C. § 3103a, the basis of which is set forth on tl)g attached ) is requested Applicant’s signature
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Sworn to before me and signed in my presence.¶
. Date:¶
City and state: New York, NY Hon. Barbara Moses, U.S. Magistrate Judge¶
Special al_¶
Judge ‘I signature¶
Printed name and title¶
affidavit is being submitted for the limited purpose of establishing probable cause, it does not include all the facts that I have learned during the course of my investigation. Where the contents of documents and the actions, statements, and conversations of others are reported herein, they are reported in substance and in part, except where otherwise indicated.¶
B. The Subject Premises¶
- The Subject Premises are particularly described as a multi-story, single-family residence located at New York, New York, and include all locked and closed containers found therein. As detailed further herein, the Subject Premises is believed to be owned, possessed and controlled by JEFFREY EPSTEIN, a target subject of this investigation. A photograph of the front entrance to the Subject Premises is included below:
C. The Target Subject and the Subject Offenses¶
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The Target Subject of this investigation is JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
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For the reasons detailed below, I believe that there is probable cause to believe that the Subject Premises contain evidence, fruits, and instrumentalities of violations of Title 18, United
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masttitbate during these sexualized encounters, ask victims to touch him while he masturbated, and touch victims’ genitals with his hands or with sex toys. Following each encounter, EPSTEIN or one of his employees or associates paid the victim in cash.¶
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As set forth in paragraphs 12 through 13 of Exhibit A, to further facilitate his ability to alitthe minor girls in New York, JEFFREY EPS 1 asked and enticed certain of his victims to =rah additional minor girls to perform “massages” and similarly engage in sex acts with EPSTEIN. When a victim would recruit another minor girl for EPSTEIN, he paid both the victimreuniter and the new victim hundreds of dollars in cash. EPSTEIN knew that his victims were underage, including because certain victims told him their age.
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One of the victims identified in paragraph 22 of Exhibit A is Victim-I. As part of the FBI’s investigation of EPSI tIN, other law enforcement officers have interviewed Victim-1.’ I knOW from my conversations with other law enforcement officers who have interviewed Victim-1, that Victim-1 has provided the following information, in substance and in part:
a. Between approximately 2002 and 2005, EPSTEIN sexually abused Victim-1 on multiple occasions in the Subject Premises. This sexual abuse all occurred when Victim-1 was under the age of 18.¶
b. During that same period, Victim-1 observed multiple floors of the Subject Premises and numerous individual rooms within the Subject Premises. Victim-1 has provided detailed¶
In meetings with the Government, Victim-1 has disclosed that, approximately a decade ago, she committed marriage fraud in order to obtain a green card and, subsequently, U.S. citizenship. She has MS() disclosed personal substance abuse, primarily involving the abuse of prescription drugs, during various periods between the early 2000s and 2019. Victim-1 has also disclosed having worked for approximately a year at a “happy-ending” massage parlor, performing paid sex acts. Victitt-1 is currently pursuing a civil damages claim against EPSTEIN for his sexual abuse of her. Infotroation provided by Victim-1 has proven reliable and has been corroborated by independent evidence, including documents and records obtained during the investigation and the accounts of other victims whom Victim-1 has never met.¶
from the ribcage to the clavicle (collectively, (the “Busts”). The Busts do not appear to be designed for use as sex toys, and appear instead to be artwork. Nevertheless, based on my conversations with law enforcement officers who have interviewed Victim-1, I have learned that the Busts appear to be generally consistent with Victim-1’s description of observing the Torso in EPSTEIN’s bathroom in the Subject Premises. Accordingly, there is probable cause to believe that the Busts are corroborating evidence of Victim-I’s description of the Subject Premises.¶
b. Inside the Subject Premises, I observed a room that, based on my conversations with law enforcement officers who have interviewed Victim-1, appears to be consistent with Victim-I’s descriptions of the Massage Room. The room contained a table covered with a sheet, and appears to be a massage table. The walls appear to be covered in a type of felt-like tapestry fabric. I further observed two paintings and three photographs hanging on the walls of the Massage Room. The paintings and photographs depict nude females. One of the photographs appears to depict a nude girl. Based on my training and experience investigating crimes involving the sexual exploitation of children, the girl appears to be approximately 15 to 20 years old.¶
c. Inside the Subject Premises, inside a closet adjacent to a bathroom, I observed a shelf that appears to contain several black binders, with labels on the spine of each binder. In particular, one of the binders is marked with a series of labels, one of which reads: “PB Girls.” Giveri that the Indictment charges EPS 1 EIN with participating in a conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking of minor girls in both Palm Beach, Florida and New York, I believe that “PB Girls” may refer to minor victims in Palm Beach, Florida.¶
d. Inside the Subject Premises, in what appears to be EPSTEIN’s office, on or about the second floor of the Subject Premises, I observed what appears to be a taxidermied dog (the “Doe). Based on my conversations with law enforcement officers who have interviewed¶
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10 p.m. In view of the foregoing circumstances, I respectfully submit that the present circumstances demonstrate good cause to execute the warrant after 10 p.m.¶
Special gent¶
Federal Bureau of Investigation¶
Sworn to before me on July *2019¶
THE HON RABLE BARBARA MOSES UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE¶
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