Did the Clinton Foundation Pay off Sexual Abuse Victims?
Bill Clinton, the X-Impeached President of the United States may be dragged in court concerning sex with underage girls.
Billionaire buddy Epstein is bracing for more legal problems as the rape and sexual toys are fighting for their rights. Florida attorney Brad Edwards and retired federal
judge Paul Cassel filed the civil case against the federal government in U.S.
District Court in Southern Florida in 2008, claiming federal prosecutors
conspired with Epstein to keep the details of the plea deal under wraps in
violation of the federal Crime Victims’ Rights Act. No one expects Hillary Clinton to answer any questions concerning her husbands sexual affairs with women, let alone teenage girls right out of high school. Many people speculate that Clinton had lots of fun with the naked teenagers at 30,000 feet outside of the eyes of law enforcement, but the parents and the actual girls are done with Epstein or Clinton, not yet anyway.
Daily News Staff Writer
Two young women who alleged abuse by billionaire
sex offender Jeffrey Epstein settled their lawsuits late Wednesday with him
under a confidential agreement.
Attorney Spencer Kuvin confirmed that his clients,
B.B. and C.L., settled their cases, but he could not disclose any details or
amounts.
“My clients are happy that the whole process is
over and that they have resolved their differences with Mr. Epstein,” Kuvin
said. “They want to put this whole matter behind them and hopefully heal from
the problems that they’re suffering from.”
B.B. and C.L. were among nearly two dozen young
women who have sued Epstein for damages, claiming they were lured to Epstein’s
Palm Beach mansion as minors to give him sexually charged massages and
sometimes more.
C.L. and B.B. both were 15 at the time of their
encounters with Epstein, 57.
Most of the lawsuits have settled. There are four
victims with cases still pending.
Jane Doe is set for trial July 19 in federal court.
After serving 13 months in jail on criminal charges
of soliciting prostitution and procuring a minor for prostitution, Epstein is
serving one year of probation at his El Brillo Way home
Epstein reached financial settlements with both
women, who are now 28. Their current suit is against the Department of Justice,
and a federal judge has only recently ordered the two sides to intensify
settlement negotiations. Most agree that Bill Clinton flew around the world several times with Epstein and took advantage of teenage girls.
By law, the women cannot receive financial damages
from the government, but they are seeking "fundamental changes" to
the justice system, Edwards said. It seems that powerful people, like Bill and Hillary Clinton and others, forced a sweetheart deal for the child sexual abuser. Many speculate that the Clinton's helped Epstein to stay out of jail for 25 years to keep Bill Clinton out of federal prison.
Edwards said the women still hope that federal
prosecutors, or a judge, will consider invalidating Epstein's non-prosecution
agreement and consider filing criminal charges against him. They could also
seek an apology from prosecutors or fines against the U.S. Justice Department
which could benefit a crime victims' group, Edwards said.
“This legal challenge is incredibly unusual -- I
have never heard of this happening before,” said John Malcolm, a former
prosecutor in the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division, now director of
the Heritage Foundation’s Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial
Studies.
The investigation of Epstein and the plea deal that
followed was a complicated matter involving multiple jurisdictions.
The Palm Beach Police Department opened an
investigation into Epstein in 2005 after parents of a 14-year-old girl claimed
the girl gave Epstein a “massage” at his Palm Beach estate for money. A
subsequent investigation by the FBI allegedly found Epstein had paid at least
30 underage girls for sex.
The girls told police they were molested at
Epstein’s $6.8 million Palm Beach mansion beginning in 1998 “regularly on a
daily basis, and in most instances, several times a day,” according to court
records. Girls claimed they were paid between $200 and $300 for each visit with
Epstein.
A subsequent investigation by the FBI allegedly
found Epstein had paid at least 30 girls ages 14 to 17 to “engage in illegal
sexual activities.” That probe resulted in an 82-page prosecution memorandum
and a 53-page indictment against Epstein and his female staff members. Although
he was the target of state and federal investigations, it was state prosecutors
who ultimately hatched the plea deal.
Epstein pleaded guilty in 2008 to one count of
prostitution with a minor, registered as a sex offender, and spent 13 months in
prison and home detention.
Under state and federal law, victims have a right
to be present and “reasonably heard at any public proceeding in the district
court involving release, plea, sentencing, or any parole proceeding.” Not only
did the alleged victims not attend hearings regarding Epstein’s plea deal, key
evidence assembled by authorities has remained sealed, Edwards said.
None of the parties would comment on the ongoing
mediation.
“The government deliberately kept crime victims ‘in
the dark’ so that it could enter into a plea arrangement designed to prevent
the victims from raising any objection,” Edwards argued in court documents.
Those familiar with the criminal case against
Epstein say the plea deal was extraordinarily lenient, and some suspect his
friendship with powerful allies played a role.
One powerful friend of Epstein is former President
Bill Clinton, who FoxNews.com first reported took 26 trips around the world
aboard Epstein’s Boeing 727, dismissing his Secret Service detail for five of
the trips.
Virginia Roberts, who claims that at age 15 she was
a “sex slave” for Epstein and his friends, and is one of the plaintiffs in the
ongoing civil case against the federal government, claims the plane was
outfitted with a bedroom for orgies, earning it the name “Lolita Express.”
“Epstein required me to describe the sexual events
that I had with these men, presumably so that he could potentially blackmail
them,” Roberts said in an affidavit filed with the court. “Based on my
knowledge of Epstein and his organization, as well as discussions with the FBI,
it is my belief that federal prosecutors likely possess videotapes and
photographic images of me as an underage girl having sex with Epstein and some
of his powerful friends.”
One key piece of evidence from Epstein’s case was
released last week by the Forida State Attorney General’s Office: a one-hour
video showing the Oct. 20, 2005, search of his mansion. The video captured
numerous salacious photos of young girls, some totally nude, as well as a photo
of a child around 5 years old bending over in a short dress, adorning his
walls.
Other Epstein items documented in the police video
include a small stuffed teddy bear by his bedside, a professional dental chair
and drill set in his bathroom, and Epstein in a photo standing next to a
Catholic pope, but not shown are the hidden cameras found on his property.
Whether more evidence comes out now depends on the
current lawsuit.
Kenneth Lawson, co-director of the Hawaii Innocence
Project and faculty member at University of Hawaii Law School, believes the
lawsuit has merit.
“The victims’ attorneys are alleging the government
conspired with the defendant’s attorneys to circumvent their rights,” Lawson
said. “This flies in the face of the Crime Victims Rights Act, and it shows bad
faith on both parties -- the defendant’s attorneys and the government
attorneys.”
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