Jeffrey Epstein is going to be facing a judge again on alleged sex trafficking charges.

The billionaire who got away with sex crimes with a lightweight plea deal in 2008 is now being slapped with a federal indictment that could potentially lock him up for the rest of his life.

The new indictment—which, according to two sources, will be unsealed Monday in Manhattan federal court—will reportedly allege that Epstein sexually exploited dozens of underage girls in a now-familiar scheme: paying them cash for “massages” and then molesting or sexually abusing them in his Upper East Side mansion or his palatial residence in Palm Beach. Epstein will be charged with one count of sex trafficking of minors and one count of conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking of minors—which could put him away for a maximum of 45 years. The case is being handled by the Public Corruption Unit of the Southern District of New York, with assistance from the district’s human-trafficking officials and the FBI.”

Several of the billionaire’s employees and associates allegedly recruited the girls for Epstein’s abuse, and some victims eventually became recruiters themselves, according to law enforcement. The girls were as young as 14, and Epstein knew they were underage, according to details of the arrest and indictment shared by two officials.”

Epstein’s attorney Martin Weinberg declined to comment when reached by The Daily Beast on Saturday night. The SDNY also declined to comment.”

“It’s been a long time coming—it’s been too long coming,” said attorney David Boies, who represents Epstein accusers Virginia Roberts Giuffre and Sarah Ransome. “It is an important step towards getting justice for the many victims of Mr. Epstein’s sex trafficking enterprise.”

“We hope that prosecutors will not stop with Mr. Epstein because there were many other people who participated with him and made the sex trafficking possible,” he told The Daily Beast.”

Many are applauding the new charges against Jeffrey Epstein.

Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse: “Epstein has evaded justice for too long – this child rapist belongs in prison and should not be allowed to post bail and hurt more girls. This monster received a pathetically soft sentence last time and his victims deserve nothing less than justice.” https://t.co/moC3D34Vup

— Beth Reinhard (@bethreinhard) July 7, 2019

Now, the left is already making the attempt to tie Labor Secretary Alex Acosta and President Trump to this most recent round of indictments. As Victory Girl Narcissi pointed out before, this case is complicated when it comes to Acosta’s involvement – he was the U.S. Attorney at the time and part of Epstein’s previous plea deal. This case is also complicated when it comes to Trump’s involvement, because although it is widely reported that Trump had Epstein banned from Mar-a-Lago, the question of how much Donald Trump knew about Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes is a fairly open question. However, Epstein is the one being indicted – for now. Other famous names, such as Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, have also been connected to Jeffrey Epstein.

Credit must go to Mike Cernovich, who filed the initial lawsuit to get documents unsealed in the civil suits against Epstein, which fueled the investigations that were followed up on by the Miami Herald. Everything about this case is ugly and horrible, and Epstein got off too easily the first time. In the end, this is about taking a known sex predator and putting him where he cannot hurt or exploit anyone ever again.

Featured image: Jeffrey Epstein (screenshot via CBS New York on YouTube)