Wow. What happened to the presumption of innocence? Typical know-it-all comments from people who have a too black and white view of the world and are too brainless to wait before passing judgment. Maybe he did do it, maybe not, or maybe there are things we don't know.

money and greed turn humans into selfish animals. in love with their own decaying flesh

l think it is sick!

why not bust the young prostitutes too.... where was there morals or there parents...its always the perv.

I agree with Marlene! You mention Clinton twice in this and no other third party. I normally respect ABC News but this is clearly meant to suggest guilt by association. This isn't a blog. Hire an editor.

It is true that we don't know ALL the facts, and the man IS innocent - he hasn't been proved guilty! It is reasonable, however, given the facts that we DO know, to comment on the serious allegations and the news coverage of the charges. In my opinion, nothing more than a report of the charges against the man is appropirate at this time. Linking him with anyone that isn't included in the probable cause affidavit and/or arrest warrant is not responsible journalism.

What happened to the man who actually had sex with the young girl while he watched? Or is that not important?

Whoa.....This is Palm Beach Territory...The most Liberal area in the United States. This guy is obviously a "Liberal" identified by his close friends and associates. This is definitely a sweep under the rug criminal charge. Boys will be boys.

I like the FACT the Clintons are in the story. The accused pervert lent them his 727. I am not sure this is typical... a very interesting twist to the story.

innocent till proven guilty, i grow tired of this, he could be doing it in front of the press and someone would still find a way to say well maybe he did not do it..the rich get away with anything, that is clear, until the rest of us do something about it and band together the proliferation of sex for money from the ultra weathly preying on kids will continue, not only in this country but around the world..i wish the majority would see this for what it is, wrong and a crime!

This guy along with that other sicko Foley should do some hard time in prison. Possibly get matching tatoos on their foreheads identifying them as pedophiles.

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as a child protective investigator for seven years in the state of florida, i have seen my share of older men manipulating young girls with money or gifts for sex. a lot of them know what they are doing is wrong but they sometimes are willing to overlook it b/c of the money. it does not matter if you are a teenager or an adult, it is obvious he is a peodphile and likes young girls. he has a lot of money and even if he is convicted he obvious has a sexal addiction to young girls. nothing is going to stop this man. he desparately needs mental health counseling. it appears this may not be the first time he has done this. but no one has come forward until now. i read all the charging affadavits (sunshine laws allow access to these) and he is alleged to engage in penal/vagina sex with a 17 year old and also digitally pentrated a 14 year old with his finger. in the state of florida this is sexual battery and if convicted he will be considered a sex offender. a tag rightly entitled if he is guility.

It's interesting to compare this story to the Foley one. It seems Foley is getting a LOT more hatred/vitriole in the comments section, whereas people are pretty ho-hum about this sicko. Hmm, could it be because Foley is gay whereas Epstein is just a regular ol' straight male pedophile? Why is there less outrage in this thread than the Foley one? People are sick hypocrites -- Epstein is accused of actually having sex with a 14 year old girl! Foley "only" chatted up a 16-year old, and he is being crucified. Huuuge double standard for gays vs. straights.

Dave,

I don't think the bigger fuss about the Foley case stems from him being gay at all. In fact, people are generally less "protective-minded" about teen boys than they are of teen girls. The reason the Foley thing is getting so much more attention is almost exclusively due to his status as an elected public official and the weighty responsibilities that carries, a drafter of legislation on the very issue of soliciting sex online with young boys OR girls, the possible Republican cover-up and not least the huge political opportunity this represents for their oppenents. We're talking the future of the country, who will have a majority in Congress to govern come November etc etc.

Since we don't know the "other" party to this sexual encounter and Clinton's name was mentioned and it is campaign fund raising time well...I'm just putting it out there. No! Bill wouldn't do anything like that! Would he?

Well said Dave. I second your comments. A wealthy playboy is not exempt from the law but an elected official should be even more scrupulous. Foley's behavior is very duplicitous since he boldly flaunted the very laws he drafted!! How hypocritical!!

Gays should be just as outraged as heteros by Foley's activities. He makes gay look like pedophiles and predators. I am very surprised that a gay has written to denounce a double standard. How disturbing!

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first of all, another one of my "peeps" either running internet porn sites, getting caught with their hand in the till, and getting away with it. Pathetic waste of a little shyster who isn't turned on by women of even college age. He should indeed be bobbitized.

The other party in the scandal is the guys girlfreind from yugoslavia or something like that he introduced her as his sex slave he brought from whatever country she came from.. she is pictured in one of the articles...
This guy will get away with this garaunteed !!.. the prosecutor in his pocket assured that will happen by charging him with sollicitation instead of the real crime ...sex with minors.