'Was a Huge Mistake': Bill Gates Says He Regrets the Time Spent with Sex Trafficking Accused Jeffrey Epstein
News 18Microsoft founder Bill Gates regrets his gatherings with Jeffrey Epstein, the wealthy financial manager who was accused of child sex trafficking, he told CNN Wednesday. Speaking with CNN’s Anderson Cooper Wednesday, Gates said he only met with Epstein in the hopes of raising more money to deal with global health issues. “When it looked like that wasn’t a real thing, that relationship ended.” In July 2019, federal prosecutors in New York unsealed a criminal indictment accusing Epstein of having operated a sex trafficking ring in which he sexually abused dozens of underage girls, allegations that had circulated around the politically connected businessman for years. “Within the family, we’ll heal the best that we can.” The tech magnate has focused most of his time in recent years on global health issues through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, whose leader recently told staffers that the Gates family would determine over the next two years whether it’s possible for them to continue their foundation work together.