EFTA00617854.pdf

Wednesday, June 4, 2014 VIRGINISLANDS I l e , • It It I, t r . Epstein's accusers press Cruise sill Today, June 4. to reopen sex abuse case ded by Epstein, the federal prosecu- study evolutionary biology, viruses Nonvegian Getaway (3,969) Freedom of the Seas (3,63 DisneyFantasy Caribbean Princess (3,622) By CURT ANDERSON Thursday, June 5-Sat The Associated Press tors deliberately concealed the sweet- anddicnse. . . . No ships heart plea deal they made with him ACcording to lawsuits ft led by MIAMI Nearly a decade ago, toavoid public criticism," said Patil some of his accusers, Epstein relied Sunday, June 8 • wealthy €inancial guru Jeffrey Cassell, a University of Utah law on assistants to recruit underage girls ' Jewel of the Seas (2,501) Epstein came under FBI investiga- professor who. is representing the two to.give him massages and.perform Monday, June 9 tion, suspected of women. sex acts. They were usually paid Carnival Valor (2,974) sexually abusing The U.S. attorney's office in about 5200. ' ' dozens of-under- Miami would not comment. But the Some girls were notified about the Numbers in pa age girls at his U.S. attorney at the time, R. investigation beginning in 2006. -But Palm Beach man- Alexander Acosta, said in a 2011 let- they weren't told about the negotia- sion: Then, ter defending his office that more tions with federal prosecutors for at abruptly; 'the evidence came to light after Epstein least nine months, despite a require-• investigation was made his deal. ment in the Crime Victims'-Rights dropped and "Many victims have spoken out, Act that therbe kept informed. Tbe ' Jeffrey 'Epstein. filing detailed statements in civil, two women.= who were 13 and 14 . pleaded guilty to cases sceking damages. Physical 64- when the alleged assaults occurred Epstein dente has been discovered," Acosta =sued for the files and won. a single state Jeffrey charge of soliciting prostitution. He wrote. "Had these additional state- •• "Although plea negotiations are served just over ayear in jail. metiti anctevidence been knoWn, the vital to the functioning of the crimi- ' Now, two women who say. they outcome may have been different." nal justice system, a prosecutor and were among his victims have won Epstein has settled lawsuits for target of a criminal prosecution do a precedent-setting appeals court undisclosed amounts with many of notenjoy a relationship of confidence VISION ruling entitling them to see all the the women who say they were under- and trust vAcn they negotiate," the documents from the plea bargain age when theY'were paid for sex. discusiVirbetween Epstein's, The case represents the first time a anneals court said. " - . - :- Federal prosecutors have begun WELC ,,,,,,aridAllt-iVoweicil lawyers and federal federal appeals court has ruled that • turning over the documents: • ' —•‘"' prosecutors. the Crime Victims' Rights Act of Epste' . . oy Black, the .. DR. MA Thcir goal: use those files to undo 2004 guarantees victim the right to celebrity is iS also reprc- the agreement, reopen the investiga- be informed about the details of how senting`Justin lc tion and subject Epstein to more a plea bargaM.Was reached, accord- resisting-arrest case in Miami m his DUI and THERAPEU charges. ing to- legal experts and lawyers Beach, declined to comment but has The women's lawyers contend involved in the case. The law marked asked that the documents be kept specializii Epstein got special treatment because the milniination of efforts begun in from public view, and so far they of his wealth and Connections. His - the 1960sto give crime victims more have beep. ' • Family E attorneys deny that. • of a say. In a May 23 Court filing, Black Virgin Islands first lady Cecile "I hope that the case will ultimate- said that there was no conspiracy • Treatmer deiongli is the manager of Financial ly set an important precedent that between prosecutors and Epstein's Trust Co., a financial services corn- federal 'prosecutors can't keep vic- team to violate the victims' rights • Cataract pany.ownedby,Epstein. She has also tims in the dark about the plea deals law and that the 'non-prosecution worked with his charitable founda- that-they reach;" eaccell said. agreement-contained many provi- Epstein served 13 months of an .sions. Epstein strongly opposed; • Glaucon tiOn, the J^ -Epstein Virgin Islands Foundation. ., 18-month sentence on. the prostitu- such as registering as-a sex offend- • Contact Epstein-owns one of the territory's tion charge, sold his Palm Beach er and agreeing not to contest cer- largest residential estates, the 68.7- home in 2011 and now divides his tain lawsuits. Call for acre Little St James Island: time between a New York City home, This was no sweetheart deal by • Epstein, 61, made htindreds of mil-, 'Little St. James island and an apart- any stretch of the imagination," Nisky C • lionsof dollaritiianaging full& for ment in Paris, according to court doc- Black said in court papers. Even if a judge invalidates the plea Tutu Par rich clients. Shotily after his 2008 uments: He'also: has a large Ncw guilty plea; it came to 'tight that his Mexico ranch. deal, it will still be up to federal pros- lawyers had secretly reached.a non- He donates huge sums each year,, ecutors to decide what to do. prosecution agreement months earli- particularly toward projects involv- "litany cithitIciree theproiecu- er with-the U.S.. Justice Department ing new medical treatments and.arti- tors to bring. charges," said Matt that spared him a potentially heavier . ficial intelligence. His foundation Aleitrocl, a former.federal prosecutor punishment. 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