Judge bans lawyers from identifying Epstein abuse victims

July 31 2020

The judge presiding over the criminal case against a British socialite charged with recruiting teenage girls for financier Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse said Friday that her attorneys are not permitted to publicly identify accusers even if they've spoken in a public forum.

"Not all accusations or public statements are equal," US District Judge Alison J. Nathan wrote in her ruling in the case facing Ghislaine Maxwell.

"Deciding to participate in or contribute to a criminal investigation or prosecution is a far different matter than simply making a public statement 'relating to' Ms. Maxwell or Jeffrey Epstein, particularly since such a statement might have occurred decades ago and have no relevance to the charges in this case."

Excerpts that I have found to be true statements:

-Giuffre claimed in the suit and other litigation that Maxwell recruited her in2000to be a sexual servant to Epstein. She said the couple subsequently pressured her into having sex with numerous rich or notable men, including Britain's Prince Andrew, US politicians, wealthy entrepreneurs, a famous scientist and fashion designer.

-Among the newly released documents were emails Maxwell and Epstein exchanged in January 2015, when Giuffre's allegations were getting a new round of media attention.

-One email, sent from Epstein's email address but written in Maxwell's voice, appeared to be a draft statement or set of talking points for Maxwell to use in defending herself. It said she had been the target of "false allegations of impropriety and offensive behaviour that I abhor and have never ever been party to."

Responding to a Maxwell email a few days later, Epstein wrote: "You have done nothing wrong and I (would) urge you to start acting like it." He suggested she go outside and hold her head high, "not as an (escaping) convict."

-Many of the documents unsealed by the court Thursday had been available publicly before.

They included a deposition in which Giuffre described the alleged abuse, and also answered questions abouterrors she'd madepreviously in telling her story, includingoriginally telling a court she was 15when she met Epstein, when records showed she wasat leasta year older.

-Giuffre over the years has told her story to the FBI, but no charges were brought based on her allegations and she is not one of the three alleged victims in the current criminal case against Maxwell.

https://www.9news.com.au/world/ghislaine-maxwells-unsealed-documents-alleged-abuse-jeffrey-epstein-victims/6ad33bf6-d11e-4810-bf9a-587188304600

The girls are victims; but victims of another sort.

How old was Virginia "Jenna" Roberts Giuffre?