Bill Clinton Denies Knowing Anything About Jeffrey Epstein's 'Terrible Crimes'

Former US President Bill Clinton denied knowing anything about the terrible crimes allegedly committed by billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein.

In a statement released Monday, Clinton said he took four trips with Epstein in 2002 and 2003: one to Europe, one to Asia and two to Africa.

All were in connection with the Clinton Foundation, his familys charitable organization, he said, and the two were accompanied by foundation employees and the U.S. Secret Service.

Clinton also said he met Epstein at his Harlem office in 2002 and later went to the financiers apartment with a staff member and security detail.

Clinton also said he has not spoken to Epstein in well over a decade and has never been to Little St. James Island, Epsteins ranch in New Mexico or his residence in Florida.

The complete statement appears below:

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Yashar Ali (@yashar) July 8, 2019

Epstein is accused of paying dozens of girls as young as 14 to engage in sex acts with him in his homes in New York and Florida from 2002 and 2005.

Authorities allege he conspired with others to sexually abuse and exploit the girls, and paid his victims to recruit others, court documents say.

Although Epstein pleaded guilty in 2008 to prostitution charges and registered as a sex offender in Florida as part of a sweetheart plea deal with U.S. attorneys in Miami, he received very little jail time and was allowed work release.

In November, the Miami Herald published a three-part expos identifying 80 women who said they were abused by Epstein. The investigations also revealed the accuseds relationships with high-profile people, including Bill Clinton and Donald Trump .

The Miami Herald had reported that Clinton often flew in Epsteins private plane and visited Little St. James Island but also said there was no evidence connecting the former president or Trump to Epsteins crimes.

CORRECTION: A previous version of this article mistakenly referred to Epstein by the first name Jerry instead of Jeffrey.