Jeffrey Epstein avoided federal charges for molesting multiple underage victims.br The reason he was able to get away for so long is because he agreed to register as a sex offender.br But it has since been revealed that the disgraced financier didn't have to register as a sex offender in New Mexico.br He owns a large ranch in New Mexico.br That's because the one victim he admitted to molesting in the case was 17 at the time.br The age of consent in New Mexico is 17.