If Bill Gates was a member of the U.S. Congress, he likely would be investigated over recent disclosures of his association from 2011 to 2019 with the late convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
But Gates, the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft, is not a public official.
He is a private person who wields power around the world by virtue of his wealth. He is the co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the richest private foundation in the world. Gates also is regularly featured on news pages weighing in on diverse matters ranging from climate change to workforce robotics.
Gates seemingly is insulated from the mundane measures that hold “little people,” including members of Congress, accountable for bad behavior.
Gates relationship with Epstein came under renewed scrutiny last week when it was announced that he and his his wife of 27-years, Melinda Gates, are divorcing. The Wall Street Journal reports she warned him to stay away from Epstein after the couple met Epstein at his New York City mansion in 2013.
Depravity on Steroids
After years of alleged sexual exploitation of young girls, Epstein pleaded guilty in 2008 to soliciting an underage girl for sex in Florida. That prosecution stemmed from a complaint by parents that Epstein had sexually abused their 14-year-old daughter.
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