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Anti sex-trafficking campaigner says he tried to investigate Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘pedo island’ — and ended up getting hog-tied and blind-folded

Nypost · · 194 words · By Jared Downing
Trafficking/Crime Investigation
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“An anti-human trafficking campaigner from Tennessee says he was found hogtied and blindfolded on Epstein Island Sunday after he went there to investigate the dead pedophile’s crimes.”
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The web search results provided are highly general or unrelated to the specific claim about a Tennessee anti-human trafficking campaigner being found hogtied and blindfolded on Epstein Island. While the general topic of Epstein Island and alleged crimes is present in the search results (e.g., 'Little Saint James'), there is no independent reporting or corroborating evidence from multiple sources confirming the specific incident involving a Tennessee campaigner being found hogtied and blindfolded.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alan Morton Dershowitz ( DUR-shə-wits; born September 1, 1938) is an American lawyer and law professor known for his work in U.S. constitutional and criminal law. From 1964 to 2013, he taught at Harva…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Dershowitz
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Howard William Lutnick (born July 14, 1961) is an American businessman and government official who has served as the 41st United States secretary of commerce since 2025. In 1983, Lutnick was hired at …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Lutnick
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Paper Clips is a 2004 American documentary film written and produced by Joe Fab, and directed by Fab and Elliot Berlin, about the Paper Clips Project, in which a middle school class tries to collect 6…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_Clips_(film)
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“Benjamin Owen, the founder of Memphis-based nonprofit We Fight Monsters, was arrested and charged with trespassing when police in the US Virgin Island found that he had been trussed up by caretakers on the island, WREG reported.”
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The web search results provided are entirely irrelevant to the claim regarding Benjamin Owen, the founder of We Fight Monsters, being arrested in the US Virgin Islands. The search results contain general information about other topics (Reddit posts, paint cure times, etc.) and do not corroborate the specific incident described.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins (8 February 1807 – 27 January 1894) was an English sculptor and natural history artist renowned for his work on the life-size models of dinosaurs in the Crystal Palace Park…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Waterhouse_Hawkins
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Godzilla: King of the Monsters is a 2019 American monster film produced by Legendary Pictures and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. Co-written and directed by Michael Dougherty, it is a sequel to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godzilla:_King_of_the_Monsters…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is a 2024 American monster film directed and co-written by Adam Wingard. Produced by Legendary Pictures and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is the sequel to Go…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godzilla_x_Kong:_The_New_Empir…
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“A worker on Little Saint James — the legal name for Jeffrey Epstein’s notorious sex haven — told police Owen shoved him and his pregnant girlfriend to the ground when they tried to stop him from taking pictures, according to the outlet.”
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The web search results mention Little Saint James and the general allegations of crimes and restraints on the island, which aligns with the context of the claim. However, none of the provided evidence explicitly contains a direct quote or report from a 'worker on Little Saint James' stating that Benjamin Owen shoved a worker and his pregnant girlfriend when they tried to take pictures. The evidence is insufficient to corroborate this specific testimony.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list of compositions includes all the published works by English composer Benjamin Britten with opus number.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_compositions_by_Benjam…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michael James Owen (born 14 December 1979) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker for Liverpool, Real Madrid, Newcastle United, Manchester United, and Stoke City, as well…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Owen
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Owen Wingrave, Op. 85, is an opera in two acts with music by Benjamin Britten and libretto by Myfanwy Piper, after a short story by Henry James. It was originally written for televised performance. Br…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Wingrave
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“Owen said he was “attempting to do some research” on the island, but denied the claim that he shoved a pregnant woman, he said in a statement to WREG.”
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The web search results provided contain multiple instances of unrelated incidents involving people being accused of shoving pregnant women (e.g., Ogden, Weirsdale, Bountiful). None of these results mention Benjamin Owen, his statement, or his denial regarding the incident on Epstein Island. Therefore, the specific claim about Owen's statement cannot be corroborated by the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ogden police arrested a 56-year-old man after they said he followed a pregnant woman to her home and shoved her during a road-rage confrontation earlier this year.(Photo: Ogden Police Department).
https://kutv.com/news/local/man-faces-charges-after-shoving-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Weirsdale man with prior battery conviction arrested for shoving pregnant woman to ground damaging her car.After being read his Miranda rights, Jones denied that any physical altercation had occurred.…
https://www.ocala-news.com/2023/03/23/weirsdale-man-jailed-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — One victim said Bloomer shoved both her and her pregnant sister, with one sustaining a small injury to her finger. A second victim told officers Bloomer choked him to the point where he “started seein…
https://www.abc4.com/news/crime/bountiful-man-hatchet-assaul…
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“He said he was “kidnapped” by a woman who manages and lives on the island, and he thanked the Virgin Islands Police Department for “rescuing me from that debacle.””
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The web search results contain general information about kidnapping and Epstein Island, which supports the general theme of the claim. However, there is no independent or corroborating evidence from multiple sources confirming that Benjamin Owen claimed he was 'kidnapped' by a woman who manages and lives on the island, nor is there confirmation that he thanked the Virgin Islands Police Department for rescuing him. The evidence is limited to general context.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Deaths in the first half of the year 2019 in the United States. For the last half of the year, see 2019 deaths in the United States, July–December.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_deaths_in_the_United_Stat…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following notable deaths in the United States occurred in 2022 within the period July–December. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order as set out in WP:NAMESORT. A typic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_deaths_in_the_United_Stat…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Candace Amber Owens Farmer (née Owens; born April 29, 1989) is an American political commentator, author, and conspiracy theorist. Her political positions have mostly been described as conservative or…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candace_Owens
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