Jeffrey Epstein , a wealthy money manager, has long been accused of luring young women and underaged girls to his various homes so he could sexually abuse them. Only in the past year has his misconduct been the focus of intense national media scrutiny, sparked by a bombshell 2018 Miami Herald report revealing that reporters had identified about 80 women who say Epstein abused them from 2001 to 2006.

Epstein reportedly had a well-oiled system in place to procure young girls, some of whom also accused his close associate Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite, of aiding him. When the girls and women began speaking to law enforcement, Epsteins team of heavyweight attorneys dug up dirt on them to cast doubt on their reputations.

As the Me Too movement helped strip away much of Epsteins privilege, however, we are slowly getting a fuller picture of the atrocious crimes he may have committed.

Details of Epsteins life and wealth are still hazy. We know he secured a secret, highly controversial plea deal in 2008 thanks to former U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta, who is now President Donald Trump s labor secretary. We know Epstein is likely not a billionaire , despite widespread reports labeling him as such. And we know he has been praised by his wealthy friends in glossy magazine profiles. But there are many other questions that leave us grasping for answers.

As more information comes to light, below is a non-exhaustive timeline of Epsteins life, career and misdeeds.