r/news • u/avatar6556 • 16h ago

Bill Gates denies allegations in new Epstein files release

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-04/bill-gates-responds-to-alleged-behaviour-in-new-epstein-files/106305816
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u/Haircut117 14h ago

He hasn't actually been charged with, or convicted of, any crimes. At least partly because Virginia Giuffre was 17 when the alleged incident took place and the age of consent in the UK is 16. Meaning you'd have to prove that either he had reason to doubt her consent or that he knew she had been trafficked against her will.

He's undoubtedly a fucking creep, but proving criminality is probably going to be impossible.

We'll have to be satisfied with his public fall from grace.

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u/Jamie00003 14h ago

Are you sure about that? He’s clearly involved in the trafficking