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thr Episcopal Diocese of the Virgin to said the church hopes to rent Schuster saki. ClalZi Will O.1JULC ascur lug. VIPD spokesperson Melody First the territory, now new administration embroiled in Jeffrey Epstein sex scandal When asked by The Avis spent 13 months in jail in 2008 fol- Epstein's home. ilitITNEY KNIGHT reviewed individually," the Mon- whether she had made those com- lowing guilty pleas in connection Articles have appeared almost day article in The Guardian quotes ments Jones was emphatic: "I with soliciting girls for underage daily since earlier this month, link- St CROIX —The territory con- Jones as saying. "It Is important to never said that." prostitution. He is known for his ing the Virgin Islands to Epstein in tinues to make national headlines, note that this all happened under She said Tuesday questions philanthropic ventures and is said both stateside print and online this time with claims that the Vir- the previous administration." gin Islands government is plan- When contacted Tuesday for regarding Epstein's corporate to have funded a VI Department of newspapers and as far away as sponsorship and what legal actions Education science fair for grade- Britain and Australia. ning to review convicted sex offend- comment by The Avis, Jones According to the court docu- they may bear should be directed school students in the territory. er and St. Thomas resident Jeffrey confirmed making the above the ments, a woman said she was the Attorney General's Office. The Guardian article said Epstein's corporate sponsorship. statement but denied telling The According to The Guardian arti- Jeffery Epstein VI Foundation. forced to have sexual relations According to The Guardian, a Guardian that either the Mapp cle. Epstein is registered as a 'ier under the umbrella of the South- with Andrew and Dershowitz when Britain-based online newspaper. administration or the VI gov- 1" sex offender with the VI Depart- ern Trust, Inc.. funded the sci- she was a minor. Both Dershowitz the government of the Virgin ernment were planing to review Islands "is to review Its corporate Epstein's corporate sponsor- ment of Justice. The Guardian ence fair last year. It also noted and Buckingham Palace have reported that Shaul Maley. a Jus- Epstein paid to transport prize- adamantly denied the allegations. sponsorships after it emerged that ship. Nobel Prize-winning physicist Jones said other comments tice Department official, said Mon- winning children to the fair on St Jeffrey Epstein. the convicted sex their accom- Stephen Hawking, who since age day that Tier 1" offenders were Thomas and funded offender and friend to Prince attributed to her were inaccurate 21 has suffered from ALS also Andrew, gave gifts to school pupils and reiterated there are no active barred from "tvorking or volun- modations. teering in schools and from loi- The territory was thrown into has been dragged into the scandal and financed events for young chil- plans to investigate Epstein's cor- porate sponsorship. tering on school property: national headlines following recent because he attended a science dren." The Guardian's article on Mon- The Avis was unable to confirm allegations detailed in federal court conference sponsored on St. The article attributes certain the day quoted her as saying: "I can't Pinney's employment with the Jus- documents filed Dec. 30 in Palm Thomas by Epstein. quotes to Kimberly Jones. A trip to Little St. James was Hee Department as of press time. Beach. Florida that Britain's Prince recently hired spokeswoman for speak for the governor, but if it famed lawyer Alan said to be among the perks of the Epstein, a billionaire financier. Andrew and Gov. Kenneth Mapp, as well as were up to me, there are certain people who would not be able to who owns a private island dubbed Dershowitz were among the men in conference which included sever- other local government officials. little St. James near St. Thomas. attendance at an alleged orgy at al noted scientists. "Every situation is going to be get on airplanes and travel here." Police blotter • rrDIIN 0 EFTA01121730