Epstein accusers denied compensation in victims' rights case
Source: Associated Press
Jim Mustian, Associated Press
Updated 2:48 pm CDT, Monday, September 16, 2019
A group of women who say they were sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein suffered a setback Monday in their decade-long legal fight over a plea deal that allowed the financier to avoid a lengthy prison term.
A federal judge in West Palm Beach, Florida, ruled that the women were not entitled to compensation from the U.S. Justice Department, even though prosecutors violated their rights by failing to consult them about the 2008 deal to end a federal probe that could have landed Epstein in prison for life.
"In the end they are not receiving much, if any, of the relief they sought," U.S. District Judge Kenneth Marra wrote.
. . .
"It has also resulted in the United States Department of Justice acknowledging its shortcomings in dealing with crime victims, and its promise to better train its prosecutors regarding the rights of victims under the CVRA in the future," Marra wrote in the 15-page ruling.
Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Epstein-accusers-denied-damages-in-Fla-victims-14443469.php
onecaliberal
(32,489 posts)pbmus
(12,418 posts)Polybius
(15,239 posts)Slimy of Trump because he paid her for sex while he was married, but it was not sexual assault or rape.
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(32,489 posts)Faux pas
(14,585 posts)rockfordfile
(8,682 posts)FakeNoose
(32,356 posts)These people need to be held accountable, since Epstein weaseled out of it.