He's Going Down Jeffrey Epstein is going to jail for 18 months.

Sources said state prosecutors, who in 2006 charged Epstein with solicitation of prostitution, will upgrade the offense because the females were under 18, the age of consent in Florida. But Epstein, who denies knowing any of the girls were under 18, is not going to be charged with having sex with underage girls, sources said.

The feds have agreed to drop their probe into possible federal criminal violations in exchange for the guilty plea to the new state charge, with the understanding that he will do prison time, sources said.

When all is said and done, this is really a sad story. I can't condone what Epstein did, but at the same time, 18 months seems pretty harsh, given that he didn't force anyone to do anything. And 18 months in jail for a billionaire sex offender could be...well, I don't want to think about it.

Epstein says he didn't know any of the girls were under 18. I'm not sure that we should give him the benefit of the doubt on that. But if he's not being charged with having sex with underage girls, then 18 months for solicitation of prostitution?

I guess I'd like to know more details of what really happened here.....  ¶ 7:29 PM