Interlochen to Demolish Epstein-Funded Lodge After $400,000 Gift Tied Him to 2 Girls
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 3
Interlochen to Demolish Epstein-Funded Lodge After $400,000 Gift Tied Him to 2 Girls
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 3
Summary
Interlochen plans to tear down the former Jeffrey E. Epstein Scholarship Lodge within days, removing one of the last visible remnants of his presence at the northern Michigan arts school.
More than $400,000 from Epstein helped build the lodge, and Justice Department records and school documents show he stayed there during visits in the 1990s and 2000.
Those visits are where Epstein is said to have met two early victims of his grooming and abuse after paying their tuition, linking his philanthropy directly to access on campus.
After his 2008 Florida conviction involving a minor, Interlochen cut ties, renamed the building and removed a plaque; the demolition is its latest step to sever that association.