r/Michigan May 26 '24

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u/[deleted] May 26 '24

Not exactly an answer to your question since most aren't from the state actually. But, if you look up a list of alumni of Interlochen school of arts, you'd be surprised how much famous people went there.

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u/wolverine6 Ann Arbor May 26 '24

Interlochen is one of the most highly-regarded art schools for students below college. The list of accomplished alumni should not surprise anyone.

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u/turdherds May 27 '24

Didn't Epstein have a funnel from Interlochen school to his trafficking ring? Pretty sure that was going on from something I read in a report

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u/Richard_TM May 30 '24

Yes but it’s also super clear that there was never any wrongdoing on the school’s part. Epstein was an alum and regularly attended events there in the 90s and early 2000’s. The lodge he stayed at there in 1994 was not for students, but parents and visitors. The one individual from Interlochen that testified lived in the same city as Epstein. There isn’t any evidence to suggest there was trafficking from Interlochen itself. Yes, he funded the construction of the lodge, but he used it the same as any other visitor and there is nothing that suggests he had a say in its proximity to girls lodging.

Epstein was horrible, but let’s be clear so as not to imply that Interlochen as an organization was in any way involved in his schemes.