A second batch of court documents in connection with a lawsuit involving deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were unsealed Thursday.
The documents range from technical legal arguments and exhibits to depositions recounting allegations and descriptions of alleged crimes, many of which appear to have been previously disclosed via other releases, media interviews, and other channels.
In one document, a deposition from Palm Beach Detective Joseph Recarey, Epstein and Maxwell describe how they found and recruited girls “to perform massages and work at Epstein’s home.” Recarey was the lead detective in a previous case against Epstein in the mid-2000s.
When an attorney in the document asked Recarey how many girls he had spoken to about being recruited by Maxwell, he replied, “I would say approximately 30; 30, 33.”
Who was Palm Beach detective Joseph Recarey?
Recarey was born in Queens, New York, and moved to Florida with his family when he was 13 years old. Beginning in 1991, he lived in Royal Palm Beach and worked for the Palm Beach Police Department for more than 20 years.
Recarey was one of the department’s most decorated officers, with more than 150 commendations, 11 officer-of-the-month awards, and a 2013 Palm Beach Police Foundation Officer of the Year award. He worked in several units, including the Organized Crime Vice and Narcotics Unit and the Public Integrity Unit of the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office. He was a lead detective in several high-profile cases, including the high-profile solicitation-of-minors case against billionaire Jeffrey Epstein.
Joseph Recarey passed away on May 25, 2018, after a brief illness. He was 50.