Perversion of Justice, Miami Herald
November 30, 2018
Epstein a massage”. She claims she was taken to his mansion, where he exposed himself and had sexual intercourse with her, and paid her $200 immediately afterward.[106]
A similar $50-million suit was filed in March 2008, by a different woman, who was represented by
the same lawyer. 12 These and several similar lawsuits were dismissed.[130]
All other lawsuits have been settled by Epstein out of court.’ I Epstein made many out-of-court
settlements with alleged victims.[130]
Victims’ rights: Jane Does v. United States (2014)
A December 3o, gout, federal civil suit was filed in Florida —–Redacted—– against the United States for violations of the Crime Victims Act U.S. Department of _Justice’s NPA with Epstein and his limited 2008 state plea. There was a later unsuccessful effort to add —–Redacted—– and another woman —–Redacted—– as plantiffs to that case.[132] The addition accused Alan Dershowitz of sexually abusing a minor, Jane —–Redacted—– provided by Epstein. [133] The allegations against Dershowitz were stricken by the judge and eliminated from the case because he said they were outside the intent of the suit to re-open the plea agreement.[134][135] A document filed in court alleges that Epstein ran a “sexual abuse ring”, and lent underage girls to “prominent American politicians, powerful business executives, foreign presidents, a well-known prime minister, and other world leaders” [136]
This long-running lawsuit is pending in federal court, aimed at vacating the federal plea agreement
on the grounds that it violated victims’ rightsP371 On April 7, 2015, Judge Kenneth Marra ruled
that the allegations made by alleged victim —–Redacted—– against Prince Andrew had no bearing
on the lawsuit by alleged victims seeking to reopen Epstein‘s non-prosecution plea agreement with
the federal government: the fudge ordered that allegation to be struck from the record. la il Judge
Main made no ruling as to whether claims by —–Redacted—– are true or false. Though he did not allow —–Redacted—– to join the suit, Marra specifically said that —–Redacted—– may later give evidence wnen tne case comes to court.[138]
On February 21, 2019, in the case of Two Jane Does v. United States, Senior Judge of the U.S.
District Court for the Southern District of Florida Kenneth Marra said federal prosecutors violated
the law by failing to notify victims before they allowed him to plead guilty to only the two Florida
offenses. The judge left open what the possible remedy could be.[139]
