Rich Lowry: Mistakes were made. Always in Jeffrey Epstein’s favor – Salt Lake Tribune

If any of the nameless victims had been rich or famous themselves and able to hire an Alan Dershowitz or a Jay Lefkowitz, the result surely would have been different. A couple of years ago, Taylor Swift pursued, on principle, an assault case against a man who groped her at a meet-and-greet, and won a symbolic $1. But none of the Epstein’s victims were Taylor Swift, or anything like her. They were selected for abuse — because they were vulnerable. And failed by their government — because they were vulnerable.