Newly released documents from the U.S. Department of Justice tied to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation include a previously undisclosed 2001 Palm Beach Police Department complaint concerning Ghislaine Maxwell. According to the report, three female college students said Maxwell approached them about working at a residence in Palm Beach—identified as Epstein’s home—answering phones and doing “office work” for about $200 per day. One student described receiving calls regarding when “girls” were to be dropped off at the house, and at least two of the students reported Epstein touching them inappropriately. The women told police Maxwell was secretive about activities in the home and asked for contact information for other women who could be available on short notice. Police attempted follow-up but had trouble reaching the witnesses, though they did recover items from trash that included massage listings and lists of women with ages and descriptions. The report suggests early awareness of unusual and potentially exploitative conduct involving Epstein and Maxwell years before later investigations unfolded

The existence of the 2001 complaint sheds light on a missed opportunity by law enforcement to intervene well before the broader Epstein sex trafficking ring became public and subject to federal scrutiny. It reveals that local authorities had received troubling firsthand accounts about Maxwell’s role in recruiting young women and about troubling behavior inside Epstein’s home, but the inquiry did not evolve into a more sustained or higher-level investigation at the time. The newly released documents raise questions about how early warnings were handled and whether more aggressive action might have prevented or curtailed the years of abuse that followed.

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Years before Epstein came under investigation in Palm Beach, local police got tip about Maxwell - ABC News

The Ghislaine Maxwell 2001 Police Complaint Nobody Acted On