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Jail Time for Millionaire in Teen Sex Scandal

ABCNews -- Almost two years after being charged with solicitation, the Palm Beach financier and former friend of President Bill Clinton was booked today after pleading guilty to the charge and an additional charge of procuring a person under the age of 18 for prostitution.
55-year old Jeffrey Epstein, a former math teacher, still faces civil lawsuits that accuse him of sexually assaulting high school students as young as 15 years old.
Epstein was booked and processed this morning, according to the Palm Beach County sheriff's office. He is now at a county jail where he will remain for the next 18 months.
After his jail time, Epstein will be placed under house arrest for one year and will have a lifelong obligation to register as a sex offender,...
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8.29.08 - Updated 12:23am ET
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