This doesn't answer the question. You really think a person that knows Epstein has done the things he has done and knows about the "The Jeffrey Epstein Research Lab at MIT" is going to think that Epstein is some A OK dude?
How do you think he got away with what he did for so long? People would hear 'that Epstein fellow is said to be pedophile' and think 'Jeffrey Epstein, respectable philanthropist? Surely not.'
What do you mean getting away with what he did for so long? He was sentenced more then 10 years ago for having sex with underage girls.
Donating money doesn't make you a philanthropist. I'm not caping(? not sure what this means) at all for Epstein. I simply think it beyond ridiculous to fault an institution for taking donations from any individual as if that act implies the institution agrees with all actions that individual has taken.
Most likely, you didn't know about the evils of Jeffrey Epstein until a Miami Herald reporter started to dig into the story, and then got picked up by national papers.
Had that not have happened, most people to this day would still think he's probably an "A OK dude."
I didn't hear about the evils of Jeffrey Epstein. In fact I didn't know the guy at all.
But to disprove your point. If I go back one year with the wayback machine and look at his wikipedia the first sentence on his page mentions he is a registered sex offender[1].
Back in 2008, Epstein was convicted of a single prostitution charge [1]. The word "trafficking" doesn't even appear in that story. It makes it sound like Epstein had a weak moment frankly.
It was only after the Miami Herald story came out did we learn about the child trafficking that took place -- and then this year it became a huge national story.
> Most likely, you didn't know about the evils of Jeffrey Epstein until a Miami Herald reporter started to dig into the story, and then got picked up by national papers.
Had that not have happened, most people to this day would still think he's probably an "A OK dude."
But I would heartily disagree with that.
Allegations of sexual assault of minors had been public from 2008 on, and Epstein settled literally dozens of civil suits from victims prior to the 2018 Herald piece. Allegations of trafficking were made in 2015 by Virginia Roberts.
(Also, honestly, isn't a single instance of knowing solicitation of a minor enough? Dude was known to be a creep since at least the 2008 conviction, despite the extremely favorable plea deal.)
I'm not sure the trafficking was even on the radar at that point. The legal proceedings didn't even start yet. It's no wonder it's not on Wikipedia then.
The Jeffrey Epstein Pediatric Fund for Incurable Childhood Illnesses
The Jeffrey Epstein Research Lab at MIT
The Jeffrey Epstein Fund for Worldwide Peace
(Note: some of these I'm sure I made up...)