Jeffrey Epstein settles lawsuit that would have exposed details of sexual abuse claims Almost a decade after being accused of sexually abusing dozens of girls, a politically-connected multi-millionaire admitted to a judge that he conspired to silence them. Jeffrey Epstein is accused of luring the teenagers to his Florida mansion and then sexually assaulting them. On Tuesday Epstein settled an ongoing civil lawsuit that would have exposed details of the allegations. Jericka Duncan reports.