The argument drew pointed questions from Judge Ruth Pickholz, who said she had never seen the prosecutor's office make a 'downward argument' like this, according to an appeals court filing
As part of multi-millionaire Jeffrey Epstein's so-called"deal of a lifetime," he was required to register as a sex offender in states where he lived, including in New York.
There, Epstein's attorneys asked that he be given Level 1 offender status, the least restrictive level. Meanwhile, the State of New York Board of Examiners of Sex Offenders reviewed his history of abuse allegations and recommended he be classified as a Level 3 sex offender, the highest possible risk level.But in a strange turn, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office agreed with Epstein's team.
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