Jeffrey Epstein →
Event Description
James Patterson is authoring a tell-all book alleging federal cover-up of Jeffrey Epstein's child rapes. Steven Hoffenberg is part of the book writing team. The book is described as addressing federal authorities' failure to arrest Epstein despite allegations of mass child rape.
Quoted Evidence
“JAMES PATTERSON NEW BOOK TELLING FEDS COVER UP OF BILLIONAIRE JEFF EPSTEIN CHILD RAPES... FEDS COVER UP NO FED ARREST OF MASS CHILD RAPIST BILLIONAIRE JEFF EPSTEIN”
Trafficking Assessment
Likelihood
25%
Confidence
85%
Thread Prior
15%
Indicators
Reasoning
REPORTED_ALLEGATION event: James Patterson is the journalist/author source reporting allegations against Epstein, not facilitating trafficking. The score reflects the serious nature of the underlying allegation being reported (child sexual abuse), but the reporting itself is investigative journalism, not trafficking activity. High confidence in low trafficking_likelihood because reporting an allegation is not an indicator of the reporter's involvement in trafficking.
Metadata
Date
2016-10-10(exact)
Thread
Privileged and Confidential - Fwd: JAMES PATTERSON NEW BOOK TELLING FEDS COVER UP OF BILLIONAIRE JEFF EPSTEIN CHILD RAPES RELEASE DATE OCT 10 2016 STEVEN HOFFENBERG IS ON THE BOOK WRITING TEAM !!!!
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