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  "full_text": "Case 1:19-cr-00490-RMB Document 36 Filed 07/24/19 Page 36 of 74\n1 And, two, again, without getting into in any way of\n2 appreciating the gravity of these charges, the government\n3 writes on page 2 of its submission, this was not a case --\n4 again, putting the age of these witnesses and putting the\n5 consent issue aside, it's not like he's an out-of-control\n6 rapist.\n7 He doesn't fit within the paradigm of many of the sex\n8 offenders that are the subject of the research that your Honor\n9 is accessing.\n10 THE COURT: And I don't mean this personally directed\n11 because I don't have any way of knowing one way or another of\n12 Mr. Epstein, but the question is: How do you know that?\n13 MR. WEINBERG: I know that because --\n14 THE COURT: You may say, he's my client, and I know\n15 he's a good fellow and all that.\n16 MR. WEINBERG: I actually do think that if he was\n17 unable to control his conduct, given the level of publicity,\n18 we'd know it. The government would know it.\n19 But secondly, these 15 years have not been uneventful.\n20 I think this goes also to rebut the notion that he is a flight\n21 risk. His house was searched in 2005 giving him notice that\n22 the state authorities were conducting an investigation.\n23 It was an intensive investigation. It led in 2006 to\n24 the U.S. Attorney's investigation that itself was intensive.\n25 There were grand jury subpoenas. There was an enormous amount\nSOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.\n(212) 805-0300\nDOJ-OGR-00000546",
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