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Jeff Sloman, Esq.
Bob Senior, Esq.
Marie Villafana, Esq.
March 5, 2010
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responsive motions that relate to the scope of waiver of liability that is
memorialized in the NPA.
Additionally, Mr. Epstein and his counsel have
scheduled a meeting to review the attorney representatives outstanding bills but
have been told that if there is no settlement agreement, then the attorney
representative intends to initiate litigation rather than adopt the Special Master
procedure that we referred to in our February 18, 2010 correspondence to you.
It is the intention of Mr. Epstein's civil counsel to not contest that at least
one predicate §2255 offense was committed believing that such a "waiver"
satisfies, facially, Mr. Epstein's obligations under the NPA, sec attached letter from
Mr. Critton. As we said during our meeting on February 3, we have an obligation
to provide advice to Mr. Epstein's civil counsel, Robert Critton, whether his raising
of certain legal challenges to the Complaint will be perceived as being in conflict
with Mr. Epstein's NPA obligations. These issues include:
1.
Whether Mr. Epstein can contend that any waiver of liability is
satisfied by his not contesting the occurrence of a single rather than
multiple predicate offenses as to each claimant? This issue is pertinent
since Jane Doe 103 has brought six separate claims for §2255 relief each
implicating the statutory minimum damage recovery.
Amongst the
predicates alleged include a predicate offense allegation of a statute that
was not even enacted until 2006, i.e., over a year after Jane Doe 103 turned
18, and substantially after her last alleged contact with Mr. Epstein. Any
requirement that Mr. Epstein not contest liability for that predicate would
violate the ex post facto laws. Two other predicates arc not supported by
trustworthy evidence. It is our contention that Mr. Epstein satisfies his
NPA obligations by not contesting that he committed at least one predicate
offense. Prior correspondence from your office is not inconsistent with our
belief that the required scope of waiver was to a predicate offense in the
singular, see, e.g., Mr.Acosta's letter to Ken Starr, December 4, 2007, p.2
("were Mr. Epstein convicted at trial, the plaintiff-victims would not have to
show that a violation of an enumeration section of Title 18 took place")?
2.
Whether Mr. Epstein can contend that the statutory provisions of
§2255 in effect at the time of the offense (e.g., 2004-5) govern the minimum
statutory damage amount (t50,000 rather than $150,000) under ex post
facto laws, see United States I. Scheidt, 2010 W.L. 144837 (E.D. Cal., 2010)
(indicating that the statute in effect at the time of the violation governs the
minimum damage remedy)?
Black, Srebnick. Komspan & Stumpf, P.A.
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Jeff Sloman, Esq.
Bob Senior, Esq.
Marie Villafana, Esq.
March 5, 2010
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3.
Whether personal injury is a separate §2255 element from the
predicate offense element so that Mr. Epstein could "agree" to the occurrence
of a predicate pursuant to his NPA obligations but still contest that the
plaintiff was injured, see United Stated, Scheidt, supra (finding each to be
a separate element) and the letter from Mr. Acosta to Mr. Starr, supra
December 4, 2007 letter at p.2 which agrees that Mr. Epstein can contest the
injury element under the NPA ("were Mr. Epstein convicted at trial, the
plaintiff-victims in a subsequent Section 2255 suit would still have had some
burden to prove that they were 'victims'?
4.
Whether the 6-year civil statute of limitations contained in 18 USC
§2255 could be raised as an affirmative defense if the facts or allegations
demonstrate a greater than 6-year period between the accruing of the cause
of action and the complaint, i.e., whether Mr. Epstein can "agree" (for civil
§2255 purposes) to the occurrence of a predicate offense and still claim it
occurred greater than 6 years before the filing of a Complaint?
5.
Whether Mr. Epstein can contest certain claims that are unsupported
by trustworthy proof (or in certain cases by any proof at all) so long as he has
waives his right to deny the occurrence of at least one predicate offense as
required by ¶8 of the NPA?
6.
Whether damages are to be awarded based on injury to a plaintiff or
based on the number of separately proven claims, see United States'.
Baker, 2009 WL 4572785 (E.D.Tex., 2009) where the Court rejected the
contention that damages were to be allocated per violation?
We are not asking the government to adopt our legal positions; instead we
are simply seeking the right for Mr. Epstein's civil counsel to raise principled good
faith legal issues without fear of the irreparable collateral consequences that
would result from any notice by you that you believed that a litigation position
adopted by Mr. Epstein's civil counsel constituted a willful breach. Paragraph 8
and its waiver provisions are not clear (or as stated by Mr. Acosta are "far from
simple," see Mr. Acosta letter to Ms. Sanchez, December 19, 2007). Paragraph 8
does not "speak for itself." That the provisions of ¶8 are "far from simple" is
illustrated in the construction of those paragraphs by Mr. Epstein's prior counsel,
Jay Lefkowitz, who repeatedly advised Mr. Acosta, by letter, that he considered the
waiver of liability to be limited to those who agreed to damages, and was
inapplicable to those who chose to litigate, see, e.g., letters from Jay Lelkowitz to
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Jeff Sloman, Esq. Bob Senior, Esq. Marie Villafana, Esq. March 5, 2010 Page 4 Alex Acosta October 10, 2007, p.4 and November 29, 2007, p.2. Again, we are only requesting that you inform us whether in the event Mr. Epstein did not contest the commission of at least one predicate - the statutory precondition for the filing of a §2255 lawsuit - you would nevertheless believe that the raising of any of the legal arguments outlined above would violate the NPA Respectfully submitted, MARTIN W BERG, ESQ. ROY B CK, SQ. /wg By Black. Srebnick. Komspan & Stumpf. PA EFTA00194769
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Re:
Jeffrey Epstein
Dear Roy and Marty:
This letter represents my thoughts on issues concerning the NPA and my ability to
fully defend Mr. Epstein in the civil case recently filed by Mr. Josefsberg.
Based on a State criminal court ruling last summer, the Non-Prosecution Agreement
("NPA') was made available to the public. With regard to the civil aspect of the NPA,
specifically paragraphs 7 and 8 (Including the Addendum), our interpretation has been
substantially different from that of the attorney representative, Mr. Josefsberg, and other
attorneys representing alleged victims. They have interpreted those civil portions of the
agreement to assist them in their civil cases in a manner which we believe is inconsistent
with both the written word and the intent of the NPA.
Mr. Epstein has continued to fulfill his responsibilities under all aspects of the NPA.
Mr. Josefsberg has represented or currently represents twelve individuals. Of those
twelve individuals, eleven have resolved their claims. Of those eleven claims, only two
Individuals filed contested litigation, Jane Doe 101 and Jane Doe 102.
Mr. Epstein and Mr. Josefsberg have attempted to resolve the issue associated with
attorneys fees and costs. Mr. Epstein has, as you know, paid an excess of $500,000.00
toward the claimed outstanding fees and costs. It Is the belief of all attorneys who
represent Mr. Epstein that the fees and costs incurred by the attorney representative (for
many attorneys and consultants) are excessive and duplicative. Mr. Epstein provided Mr.
Josefsberg a signed Special Master Agreement for resolving the fees/costs issues in
February 2010, in substantially the same format which was agreed upon as of December
of 2009. The only significant change was use of an out-of-state special master. We were
advised by Mr. Josefsberg and Mr. Podhurst that they no longer agree with using that
process.
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March 4, 2010 Page 2 Jane Doe 103 now has been filed. While Mr. Epstein clearly recognizes his obligation under the NPA to waive liability to a single predicate offense, Mr. Josefsberg has filed an action asserting multiple counts against Mr. Epstein based on multiple predicate acts, including one wherein the statute was not even in effect at the time of the alleged violation. Mr. Josefsberg is also aware and agreed that Mr. Epstein could file a declaratory action related to the interpretation of the NPA. Mr. Josefsberg reserved the right to contest issues that might be raised in such an action. It is facially unfair, unjust and inconsistent with the spirit and Intent of the NPA that Mr. Epstein be precluded from fully defending himself (except for the waiver of liability as to a single act) especially where no facts exist to support the claim, a statute was not in effect at the time of the alleged incident, etc. It is my understanding that you are sending a letter to the USAO. I have no objection to your including my letter which expresses some of my concerns with which Mr. Epstein Is now confronted based on Mr. Josefsberg's interpretation of the NPA. While I am not asking the USAO to confirm Mr. Epstein and his attorneys' interpretation of the NPA and/or its spirit and intent, I would request that the USAO give Mr. Epstein the opportunity to fully defend himself, in the civil suit, except for that which is specifically required of him under the NPA. Cordially you Robes D. Critton, Jr. RDC/clz EFTA00194771
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U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida 500 S. Australian Ave, Ste 400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 (561) 820-8711 Facsimile: (561) 820-8777 April 2, 2010 DELIVERY BY ELECTRONIC MAIL Roy Black, Esq. Black Srebnick Komspan & Sttunpf P.A. 201 S. Biscayne Blvd, Suite 1300 Miami, FL 33131 Re: Jeffrey Epstein Dear Mr. Black: The Office is in receipt of your letter of March 29, 2010. We have had a series of correspondence, telephone calls, and meetings regarding the issue of Mr. Epstein's obligation to his victims. We have repeatedly stated that Mr. Epstein is expected to abide by the letter and spirit of the Non-Prosecution Agreement. And we have repeatedly informed you that the U.S. Attorney's Office does not intend to provide advisory opinions to Mr. Epstein or his attorneys regarding the handling of the civil suits filed against him. Yet again, you have asked us to provide such an advisory opinion. The request relates to Mr. Epstein's Motion to Dismiss in Coto the suit filed against him by Jane Doe 103, whom we understand is one of the victims identified through the 2006 through 2007 investigation that culminated in the signing of the Non-Prosecution Agreement. Jane Doe 103 is represented by Robert Josefsberg, the attorney-representative selected by the Special Master in accordance with the Non-Prosecution Agreement, and the Complaint raises claims exclusively under 18 U.S.C. § 2255. As such, Mr. Epstein has waived his right to contest liability. Despite this waiver, Mr. Epstein and his attorneys want the Court to dismiss the Complaint. In a word, yes, the Office believes that this is a breach of the Non-Prosecution Agreement. By: Sincerely, Jeffrey H. Sloman A. Marie Villafafia Assistant United States Attor icy EFTA00194772
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Case 9:10-cv-80309-WJZ Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 03/09/2010 Page 1 of 19
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I.
UNSoated
Seated
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
Civil Action No.
10-80309
JANE DOE No. 103,
Plaintiff,
JEFFREY EPSTEIN,
Defendant.
FILED byte:I...D.C.
FEB 2 3 2010
STEVEN IA. tARIMORE
CLERK U 9 DIST. CT
S. D. of FLA. • MIAMI
COMPLAINT AND DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL
Plaintiff, Jane Doe No. 103 ("Plaintiff'), brings this Complaint against Defendant, Jeffrey
Epstein ("Defendant"), and states as follows:
PARTIES. JURISDICTION, AND VENUE
1.
At all times material to this cause of action, Plaintiff was a resident of Palm Beach
County, Florida.
2.
This Complaint is brought under a fictitious name to protect the identity of
Plaintiff because this Complaint makes sensitive allegations of sexual assault and abuse of a then
minor.
3.
At all times material to this cause of action, Defendant owned a residence located
at 358 El Brillo Way, Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida.
4.
Defendant is presently a citizen of the United States Virgin Islands. Pursuant to
the plea agreement entered by the Defendant in state court and the sentencing which occurred on
June 30, 2008, Defendant is currently under community control in Palm Beach County, Florida.
Seated
Podhurst Ors k, P.A.
25 West Flagkr Street Suite 803, Miami, FL 33130, Matrd 305393.2800 Fax 305.358 2382 • Fort lauderdale 954.463.4316
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' Case 9:10-cv-80309-WJZ Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 03/09/2010 Page 2 of 19 5. Defendant is an adult male born on January 20, 1953. 6. This Court has jurisdiction over this action and the claims set forth herein pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2255. 7. This Court has venue of this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b), as a substantial part of the events giving rise to the claim occurred in this District. STATEMENT OF FACTS 8. At all relevant times, Defendant was an adult male spanning the ages of 45 and 55 years old. Defendant is known as a billionaire financier and money manager with a secret clientele limited exclusively to billionaires. He is a man of tremendous wealth, power, and influence. He owns a fleet of aircraft that includes a Gulfstream IV, a helicopter, and a Boeing 727, as well as a fleet of motor vehicles. Until his incarceration pursuant to the plea entered and sentencing, which occurred on June 30, 2008, he maintained his principal place of residence in the largest dwelling in Manhattan, a 51,000-square-foot eight-story mansion on the Upper East Side. He also owns a $6.8 million mansion in Palm Beach, Florida, a $30 million 7,500-acre ranch in New Mexico he named "Zorro," a 70-acre private island known as Little St. James in the U.S. Virgin Islands, a mansion in London's Westminster neighborhood, and another residence in the Avenue Foch area of Paris. The allegations herein concern Defendant's conduct while at his lavish residence in Palm Beach and numerous other locations both nationally and internationally. 9. Defendant has a sexual preference for underage minor girls. He engaged in a plan, scheme, or enterprise in which he gained access to countless vulnerable and relatively economically disadvantaged minor girls, and sexually assaulted, molested, and/or exploited these girls, and then gave them money. Podhurat Orseck, P.A. 2 25 West Flagler Street, Suite 800, Miami, FL 33130, Miami 305.358.2800 Fax 305.35&2382 Fort Lauderdale 954.463.4346 www.podhurst.corn EFTA00194775
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' Case 9:10-cv-80309-WJZ Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 03/09/2010 Page 3 of 19 10. Beginning in or around 1998 through in or around September 2007, Defendant used his resources and his influence over vulnerable minor girls to engage in a systematic pattern of sexually exploitative behavior. 11. Defendant's plan and scheme reflected a particular pattern and method. Defendant coerced and enticed impressionable, vulnerable, and relatively economically less fortunate minor girls to participate in various acts of sexual misconduct that he committed upon them. Defendant's scheme involved the use of underage girls, as well as other individuals, to recruit underage girls. Defendant and/or an authorized agent would call and alert Defendant's assistants shortly before or after he arrived at his Palm Beach residence. His assistants would call economically disadvantaged and underage girls from West Palm Beach and surrounding areas who would be enticed by the money being offered and who Defendant and/or his assistants perceived as less likely to complain to authorities or have credibility issues if allegations of improper conduct were made. The then minor Plaintiff and other minor girls, some as young as 14 years old, were transported to Defendant's Palm Beach mansion by Defendant's employees, agents, and/or assistants in order to provide Defendant with "massages." 12. Many of the instances of illegal sexual conduct committed by Defendant were perpetrated with the assistance, support, and facilitation of at least three assistants who helped him orchestrate this child exploitation enterprise. These assistants would arrange times for underage girls to come to Defendant's residence, transport or cause the transportation of underage girls to Defendant's residence, escort the underage girls to the massage room where Defendant would be waiting or would enter shortly thereafter, urge the underage girls to remove their clothes, deliver cash from Defendant to the underage girls and/or their procurers at the conclusion of each "massage appointment," and assist Defendant in taking nude photographs Podhurst Orseck, P.A. 3 25 West Plaster Street, Suite 800, Miami, FL 33130, Miami 3053582800 Fax 305258.2382 • Fort Lauderdale 954.463.4346 www.pocaturstcom EFTA00194776
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• Case 9:10-cv-80309-WJZ Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 03/09/2010 Page 4 of 19 and/or videos of the underage girls with and/or without their knowledge. Defendant would pay the procurer of each girl's "appointment" hundreds of dollars. 13. Defendant designed this scheme to secure a private place in Defendant's Palm Beach mansion where only persons employed and invited by Defendant would be present, so as to reduce the chance of detection of Defendant's sexual abuse and/or exploitation, as well as to make it more difficult for the minor girls to flee the premises and/or to credibly report his actions to law enforcement or other authorities. The girls were usually transported by his employee(s), agent(s), and/or assistant(s) and/or by taxicab(s) and/or motor vehicle(s) paid for by Defendant, which also made it difficult for the girls to flee his mansion. 14. Upon her initial arrival at Defendant's Palm Beach mansion, each underage victim would generally be introduced to one of Defendant's assistants, who would gather the girl's personal contact information. The minor girl would be led up a remote flight of stairs to a room that contained a massage table and a large shower. IS. At times, if it was the girl's first "massage" appointment, another female would be in the room to "lead the way." Generally the other female would leave, or Defendant would dismiss her. Often, Defendant would start his massage wearing only a small towel, which eventually would be removed. Defendant and/or the other female would direct the girl to massage him, giving the minor girl specific instructions as to where and how he wanted to be touched, and then direct her to remove her clothing. Defendant would then perform one or more lewd, lascivious, and sexual acts, including masturbation; fondling the minor's breasts and/or sexual organs; touching the minor's vulva, vagina, and/or anus with a vibrator, back massager, his finger(s), and/or his penis; digitally penetrating her vagina; performing intercourse, oral sex, and/or anal sex; and/or coercing or attempting to coerce the girl to engage in lewd acts and/or Podhurst Orseck, P.A. 4 25 West Flagler Sheet, Suite 800, Miaml, FL 33130, Miami 305358.2800 Fax 305358.2382 • Fort Lauderdale 954.463.4346 www.podhuracom EFTA00194777
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Case 9:10-cv-80309-WJZ Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 03/09/2010 Page 5 of 19 prostitution and/or enticing the then minor girl to engage in sexual acts with another female in Defendant's presence. The exact degree of molestation and frequency with which the sexual exploitations took place varied and is not yet completely known; however, Defendant committed such acts regularly on a daily basis and, in most instances, several times a day. In order to facilitate the daily exchanges of money for sexual assault and abuse, Defendant kept U.S. currency readily available. 16. Defendant traveled out of Florida to Palm Beach for the purpose of luring minor girls to his mansion to sexually abuse and/or batter them. He used the telephone to contact these minor girls for the purpose of coercing them into acts of prostitution and to enable himself to commit sexual battery against them and/or acts of lewdness in their presence, and he conspired with others, including his employee(s), assistant(s), driver(s), pilot(s), and/or agent(s), to facilitate these acts and to avoid police detection. Defendant's systematic pattern of sexually exploitative behavior described above also occurred in Defendant's other domestic and/or international residences, places of lodging, and/or modes of transportation. 17. Consistent with the foregoing plan and scheme, Defendant used his money, wealth, and power to unduly and improperly manipulate and influence the then minor Plaintiff. A vulnerable young girl, Plaintiff was merely a seventeen year old high school student when she was first lured into Defendant's sexually exploitative world in or about January 2004. Plaintiff was recruited while at work by a co-worker, one of the minor victims Defendant paid to procure underage females. Plaintiff went to Defendant's Palm Beach mansion accompanied by this co- worker. Upon arriving, Plaintiff was led by one of Defendant's assistants up a flight of stairs to a spa room with a shower and a massage table. Defendant entered this room wearing only a towel. Defendant suddenly removed his towel, exposing his naked body, and then lay on the massage Podhurst °neck, P.A. 5 25 West Flatlet Street„ Suite 800, MIAMI, FL 33130, Miami 3053582800 Fax 305.358.2382 • Fort Lauderdale 954.463.4346 I www.podhurst.com EFTA00194778
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' Case 9:10-cv-80309-WJZ Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 03/09/2010 Page 6 of 19 r. table. Defendant told Plaintiff to massage his back and take off her clothing, which she refused to do. Defendant then began to try to touch the minor Plaintiff and/or take off her clothing. After Defendant's relentless pawing, she reluctantly removed some of her clothing. During this encounter, Defendant turned over on his back and fondled Plaintiff's breasts, despite her repeatedly telling him not to do so. As Plaintiff massaged Defendant, Defendant proceeded to masturbate until ejaculation. Defendant then paid Plaintiff two hundred dollars, and Plaintiff was escorted out of Defendant's mansion and left Defendant's property. 18. A similar pattern of grooming continued, and the sexual exploitation progressively escalated, over the course of approximately seventeen months during which Defendant would often travel to Palm Beach. Prior to arriving and while in Palm Beach, Defendant and/or his agent(s) would frequently call Plaintiff at her home telephone number and/or ether telephone numbers, arranging for encounters with her for Defendant, sometimes twice daily. While usually such contacts were made by his assistants, Defendant personally called Plaintiff repeatedly, despite being told to leave Plaintiff alone. After the first few encounters, Defendant coerced Plaintiff to remove all her clothing, and Defendant penetrated the minor Plaintiffs vagina digitally. Defendant sexually abused and/or battered and/or exploited Plaintiff at least a hundred times between approximately January 2004 and May 2005. Such exploitation included, but was not limited to, Defendant's sexual abuse and battery of Plaintiff with vibrator(s), back massager(s), his finger(s), and his penis. At times, Defendant manipulated Plaintiff to interact sexually with another female. During one encounter, Defendant penetrated the minor Plaintiff's vagina with his penis, all the while narrating and demonstrating his sexual battery of Plaintiff to another female present in the room. While some of the precise dates that Defendant's acts of sexual exploitation occurred are unknown to Plaintiff, these dates are known Podhurst Orseck, P.A. 6 25 West Hagler Street. Suite 800, Miami, FL 33130, Miami 305.358.2800 Fax 305,358.2382 • Port Lauderdale 954.463.4346 www.podhurst.com EFTA00194779
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' Case 9:10-cv-80309-WJZ Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 03/09/2010 Page 7 of 19 to Defendant, as he and/or his assistants kept written records, some of which are in the custody of law enforcement, of each instance in which he committed lewd acts upon minor girls, including the then minor Plaintiff. 19. Defendant's preference for underage girls was well-known to those who regularly procured them for him. The above-described acts of abuse began to occur during a time when Defendant knew that Plaintiff was a minor. Defendant, at all times material to this cause of action, knew and/or should have known of Plaintiff's age of minority. In fact, Defendant repeatedly urged the minor Plaintiff to become legally emancipated in order to accompany him as he traveled, both nationally and internationally. Additionally, Defendant, knowing that Plaintiff was merely seventeen years old, lured her by inviting her to stay with him at his mansion in Manhattan and arranging and/or paying for airplane tickets, theater tickets, and a personal chauffeur as gifts for her upcoming birthday. 20. As part of Defendant's persistent process of grooming Plaintiff and immersing her in his lewd and abusive lifestyle, Defendant regularly showered the adolescent Plaintiff with gifts, including, but not limited to lingerie, flowers, bikini bathing suit(s), art book(s), purse(s), envelopes of U.S. currency, use of a car, and/or other accoutrements. 21. Defendant possessed photographs of nude underage girls, some of which may have been taken with hidden cameras set up in his residence in Palm Beach. On the day of Defendant's arrest, police found two hidden cameras and photographs of underage girls in Defendant's mansion. Defendant took lewd photographs of Plaintiff with his hidden cameras and transported lewd photographs of Plaintiff and other victims elsewhere using a facility or means of interstate and/or foreign commerce. On one occasion, Defendant manipulated the minor Plaintiff to pose nude for him and photographed her using several rolls of film. One or Podhurst Orseck, P.A. 7 25 West Flagler Street, Suite 800, Miami, FL 3M30, Nand 305358.2800 Fax 305.3582382 • Fort Lauderdale 954.463A346 www.podlturstcom EFTA00194780
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' Case 9:10-cv-80309-WJZ Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 03/09/2010 Page 8 of 19 more of those nude photographs of Plaintiff that were taken by the Defendant when she was a minor were confiscated by the Palm Beach Police Department during its execution of a search warrant of Defendant's Palm Beach mansion on October 20, 2005. 22. Defendant was particularly skillful at discerning his minor victims' respective hopes, dreams, and ambitions. As he did with many of his victims, Defendant lured Plaintiff early-on with modeling opportunities, impressing her with his modeling business and contacts with supermodels, indicating that he could help her with a modeling career. 23. Knowing that the minor Plaintiff was an excellent student and desired to attend New York University or Columbia University, Defendant pretended to show great interest in her college admission, and offered to help her with her applications and to assist her with her tuition. Defendant had told Plaintiff of his substantial connections within the academic community, a matter about which he often bragged. Defendant took it upon himself to take control of Plaintiffs college application process and led Plaintiff to believe that he was sincere about helping her. Even though she had earned a Bright Futures Scholarship to the Florida college of her choice, Defendant insisted that she would not need it, and that, with his involvement, she would be admitted into one or both of the universities in New York. As a result of Defendant's manipulation, Plaintiff did not apply timely for the Bright Futures Scholarship or to any college, and therefore missed the fall semester of her freshman year. When the Palm Beach Police Department executed the search warrant on Defendant's mansion, among the artifacts found and confiscated were Plaintiff's high school transcript. 24. In June 2008, after an investigation by the Palm Beach Police Department, the State Attorney's Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the United States Attorney's Office, Defendant entered pleas of "guilty" to one count of solicitation of prostitution, in Podhurst °neck, P.A. 8 25 West Hagler Street. Sulk 800, Miami, Pt 33130, Miami 305.3582800 Fax 305.358.2382 • Fort Lauderdale 954.463.4346 t www.podituracom EFTA00194781
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Case 9:10-cv-80309-WJZ Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 03/09/2010 Page 9 of 19 violation of Fla. Stat. § 796.07, and one count of solicitation of a minor to engage in prostitution, in violation of Fla. Stat. § 796.03 in the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County, Florida. 25. As a condition of that plea, Defendant entered into a Non-Prosecution Agreement, Addendum, and Affirmation (collectively, the "NPA") with the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida on September 24, 2007, October 29, 201)7, and December 7, 2007, respectively. In so doing, Defendant acknowledged that Plaintiff was one of his victims and agreed to the following provisions of the NM : 8. If any of the [acknowledged victims] elects to file suit pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §2255, Epstein will not contest the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida over his person and/or the subject matter, and Epstein waives his right to contest liability and also waives his right to contest damages up to an amount agreed to between the identified individual and Epstein, so long as the identified individual elects to proceed exclusively under 18 U.S.C. §2255, and agrees to waive any other claim for damages, whether pursuant to state, federal or common law. 10. Except as to those individuals who elect to proceed exclusively under 18 U.S.C. 2255, as set forth in paragraph (8), supra, neither Epstein's signature on this agreement, nor its terms, nor any resulting waivers or settlements by Epstein are to be construed as admissions of evidence or evidence of civil or criminal liability or a waive of any jurisdictional or other defense as to any person, whether or not her name appears on the list provided by the United States (emphasis added). 26. Plaintiff was among the individuals identified by the United States Attorney's Office as victims of Defendant upon whose testimony it intended to base its federal prosecution of Defendant for his illegal conduct. Consequently, Defendant is estopped by his state court plea and the Non-Prosecution Agreement from denying the acts alleged in this Complaint and must effectively admit liability to Plaintiff, Jane Doe No. 103. COUNT ONE Podhurst Orsecic P.A. 9 25 West Plagler Street, Suite 800, Miami, FL 33330, Miami 305.358.2800 Fax 305268.2382 • Fort Lauderdale 954.463.4346 1 www.podhuratcom EFTA00194782
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' Case 9:10-cv-80309-WJZ Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 03/09/2010 Page 10 of 19 (Cause of Action for Coercion and Enticement of Minor to En2ays. in Prostitution or Sexual Activity pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2255 in Violation of 18 U.S.C. 4 2422(b)1 27. Plaintiff hereby adopts, repeats, realleges, and incorporates by reference the allegations contained in paragaphs 1 through 26 above. 28. Defendant used a facility or means of interstate and/or foreign commerce to knowingly persuade, induce, entice, or coerce Plaintiff, when she was under the age of 18 years, to engage in prostitution and/or sexual activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense, or attempted to do so, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2255 in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b). 29. Plaintiff was a victim of one or more offenses enumerated in 18 U.S.C. § 2255, and, as such, asserts a cause of action against Defendant pursuant to this Section of the United States Code. 30. As a direct and proximate result of the offenses enumerated in 18 U.S.C. § 2255 being committed against the then minor Plaintiff by Defendant, Plaintiff has in the past suffered, and will in the future continue to suffer, physical injury, pain and suffering, emotional distress, psychological and/or psychiatric trauma, mental anguish, humiliation, confusion, embarrassment, loss of educational opportunities, loss of self-esteem, loss of dignity, invasion of her privacy, separation from her family, and other damages associated with Defendant's manipulating and luring her into a perverse and unhealthy way of life. The then minor Plaintiff incurred medical and psychological expenses, and Plaintiff will in the future incur additional medical and psychological expenses. Plaintiff has suffered a loss of income, a loss of the capacity to earn income in the future, and a loss of the capacity to enjoy life. These injuries are permanent in nature, and Plaintiff will continue to suffer these losses in the future. Podhurst Orseck, P.A. 10 25 West Flagler Street, Suite 800, Miami, FL 33130, Miami 305358.2800 Fax 305.3581382 • Fort Lauderdale 954.4634346 t wvesv.podhurstosm EFTA00194783
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Case 9:10-cv-80309-WJZ Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 03/09/2010 Page 11 of 19 WHEREFORE, Plaintiff demands judgment against Defendant for all damages available under 18 U.S.C. § 2255, including, without limitation, actual and compensatory damages, attorney's fees, costs of suit, and such other further relief as this Court deems just and proper, and hereby demands trial by jury on all issues triable as of right by a jury. COUNT TWO (Cause of Action for Travel with Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct pursuant to 18 U.S.C. & 2255 in Violation of 18 U.S.C. 4 2423(bn 31. Plaintiff hereby adopts, repeats, realleges, and incorporates by reference the allegations contained in paragraphs 1 through 26 above. 32. Defendant traveled in interstate and/or foreign commerce for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct, as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 2423(f), with minor females, including the then minor Plaintiff, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2423(b). 33. Plaintiff was a victim of one or more offenses enumerated in 18 U.S.C. § 2255, and, as such, asserts a cause of action against Defendant pursuant to this Section of the United States Code. 34. As a direct and proximate result of the offenses enumerated in 18 U.S.C. § 2255 being committed against the then minor Plaintiff by Defendant, Plaintiff has in the past suffered, and will in the future continue to suffer, physical injury, pain and suffering, emotional distress, psychological and/or psychiatric trauma, mental anguish, humiliation, confusion, embarrassment, loss of educational opportunities, loss of self-esteem, loss of dignity, invasion of her privacy, separation from her family, and other damages associated with Defendant's manipulating and luring her into a perverse and unhealthy way of life. The then minor Plaintiff incurred medical and psychological expenses, and Plaintiff will in the future incur additional medical and psychological expenses. Plaintiff has suffered a loss of income, a loss of the capacity to earn Podhurst Orseck, P.A. 11 I B Well Resler Street, Suite 800, Miami, FL 33130, Miami 305358.2800 Pax 305.358.2382 • Fort Lauderdale 954.463.4346 www.podtturstcom EFTA00194784
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' Case 9:10-cv-80309-WJZ Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 03/09/2010 Page 12 of 19 income in the future, and a loss of the capacity to enjoy life. These injures arc permanent in nature, and Plaintiff will continue to suffer these losses in the future. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff demands judgment against Defendant for all damages available under 18 U.S.C. § 2255, including, without limitation, actual and compensatory damages, attorney's fees, costs of suit, and such other further relief as this Court deems just and proper, and hereby demands trial by jury on all issues triable as of right by a jury. COUNT THREE (Cause of Action for Sexual Exploitation of Children pursuant to 18 U.S.C. & 2255 in Violation of 18 U.S.C. § 22511 35. Plaintiff hereby adopts, repeats, realleges, and incorporates by reference the allegations contained in paragraphs 1 through 26 above. 36. Defendant knowingly persuaded, induced, enticed, or coerced the then minor Plaintiff to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing a visual depiction of such conduct, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2251. 37. Plaintiff was a victim of one or more offenses enumerated in 18 U.S.C. § 2255, and, as such, asserts a cause of action against Defendant pursuant to this Section of the United States Code. 38. As a direct and proximate result of the offenses enumerated in 18 U.S.C. § 2255 being committed against the then minor Plaintiff by Defendant, Plaintiff has in the past suffered, and will in the future continue to suffer, physical injury, pain and suffering, emotional distress, psychological and/or psychiatric trauma, mental anguish, humiliation, confusion, embarrassment, loss of educational opportunities, loss of self-esteem, loss of dignity, invasion of her privacy, separation from her family, and other damages associated with Defendant's manipulating and luring her into a perverse and unhealthy way of life. The then minor Plaintiff incurred medical Podhurst Orseck, P.A. 12 25 West Hasler Street, Suite 800, Miami. FL 33130, Miami 305.358.2800 Fax 306358.2382 • Fort Lauderdale 954.4634346 www.podhurst.com EFTA00194785
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Case 9:10-cv-80309-WJZ Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 03/09/2010 Page 13 of 19 and psychological expenses, and Plaintiff will in the future incur additional medical and psychological expenses. Plaintiff has suffered a loss of income, a loss of the capacity to earn income in the future, and a loss of the capacity to enjoy life. These injuries are permanent in nature, and Plaintiff will continue to suffer these losses in the future. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff demands judgment against Defendant for all damages available under 18 U.S.C. § 2255, including, without limitation, actual and compensatory damages, attorney's fees, costs of suit, and such other further relief as this Court deems just and proper, and hereby demands trial by jury on all issues triable as of right by a jury. COUNT FOUR (Cause of Action for Transport of Visual Depiction of Minor Engaging in Sexually Explicit Conduct pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 4 2255 in Violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(1)1 39. Plaintiff hereby adopts, repeats, realleges, and incorporates by reference the allegations contained in paragraphs 1 through 26 above. 40. Defendant knowingly mailed, transported, shipped, or sent via computer and/or facsimile in or affecting interstate and/or foreign commerce at least one visual depiction of the minor Plaintiff engaging in sexually explicit conduct, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(1). 41. Defendant transported lewd photographs of Plaintiff and other victims elsewhere using a facility or means of interstate and/or foreign commerce. 42. Plaintiff was a victim of one or more offenses enumerated in 18 U.S.C. § 2255, and, as such, asserts a cause of action against Defendant pursuant to this Section of the lJnited States Code. 43. As a direct and proximate result of the offenses enumerated in 18 U.S.C. § 2255 being committed against the then minor Plaintiff by Defendant, Plaintiff has in the past suffered, and will in the future continue to suffer, physical injury, pain and suffering, emotional distress, psychological and/or psychiatric trauma, mental anguish, humiliation, confusion, embarrassment, Podhurst Orseck, P.A. 13 25 West Flatter Street, Suite 900, Miami, FL 33130, Nand 305358.2800 Fax 305.358Z82 • Fort Lauderdale 954.4634316 www.podhurslcorn EFTA00194786