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Original police report was claimed to be 30 people, not 5, not 34, not 36 edit
The record is online but is mentioned several times here along with one person who broke down and told interrogator what they wanted.
Request to split scandal section edit
I had already split the R. Kelly section into the separate court case part. Now I request to split the Jeffrey Epstein scandal section the same. Darrion "Beans" Brown 🙂 (my talk page / my sandbox) 02:41, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
- BTW, I was referring to split this section to "Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking scandal". Darrion "Beans" Brown 🙂 (my talk page / my sandbox) 02:46, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
- I don't think it should be split as that is his main source of notoriety. R. Kelly is more notable for his music than for his long series of crimes, while Epstein's notability as a financier is there it is inextricably tied up in it. The scandal is him and he is the scandal, etc. PARAKANYAA (talk) 03:06, 26 April 2024 (UTC)
Lede image edit
Why has the lede image been changed from Epstein's booking-photograph from 2019? Asperthrow (talk) 13:34, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
- I'm a bit 50-50 on this. The 2019 mugshot isn't ideal, but the 1993 image isn't ideal either. Other thoughts required here.--♦IanMacM♦ (talk to me) 14:01, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
- I changed it to the 2006 mugshot. It's the most well known photo of him in my opinion. Ccole2006 (talk) 23:27, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
- I support using the 2006 mugshot. Although fairly old, it gives a much clearer look at his face than the other two options from 1993 and 2019.--♦IanMacM♦ (talk to me) 12:30, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
- I changed it to the 2006 mugshot. It's the most well known photo of him in my opinion. Ccole2006 (talk) 23:27, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
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Image change edit
CarterLennon, are you sure the image change was appropriate? It doesn't show the subject's face particularly clearly and contains an additional person who is not the subject. I think the original was a better portrait. Anonymous 23:27, 2 May 2024 (UTC)