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Summary
This document is a page from an Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) report criticizing the government's handling of victims in the Epstein case. It concludes that prosecutors, including Acosta and Sloman, failed to treat victims with forthrightness and sensitivity, particularly by not consulting them before the Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA) was signed and by providing confusing information afterwards. The case of one victim, 'Wild,' is used as a specific example of these failures in communication by government representatives like Villafaña and the FBI.
People (8)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Acosta | Prosecutor |
Mentioned as one of the prosecutors who decided to vet victim notification letters with the defense after the NPA was...
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| Sloman | Prosecutor |
Mentioned as a prosecutor who, along with Acosta, vetted victim notification letters with the defense. Also interacte...
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| Menchel |
Mentioned as having departed the USAO before Acosta and Sloman took certain actions.
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| Lourie |
Mentioned as having departed the USAO before Acosta and Sloman took certain actions.
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| Epstein | Defendant |
The defendant in the case. The document discusses his attorneys, his state guilty plea, and the Non-Prosecution Agree...
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| Wild | Victim |
An Epstein victim whose interactions with the government are detailed as representative of a lack of sensitivity and ...
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| Villafaña |
An individual who had confusing and inconsistent communications with the victim, Wild. Likely a government agent or a...
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| Edwards |
Contacted Villafaña on behalf of the victim, Wild, in mid-June 2008.
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Organizations (5)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| OPR | government agency |
Office of Professional Responsibility, the entity conducting the review and authoring the findings in the document.
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| USAO | government agency |
U.S. Attorney's Office, mentioned in the context of victim notification letters.
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| Department | government agency |
Refers to the Department of Justice, whose intent and expectations for victim treatment were not met.
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| FBI | government agency |
Federal Bureau of Investigation, mentioned as having interviewed victim Wild and sent her a victims' rights letter.
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| CEOS | government agency |
An attorney from CEOS was present during a re-interview of the victim, Wild. Likely the Child Exploitation and Obscen...
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Timeline (5 events)
2007-09-24
The Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA) was signed.
Relationships (4)
They are described as prosecutors who jointly made the decision to vet victim notification letters with the defense.
Villafaña, a government representative, had multiple interactions (letter, interview) with Wild, an Epstein victim, which are described as confusing and inconsistent.
The document states that in January 2008, Sloman received a call from his 'former law partner,' who was representing a victim. Sloman cited their 'prior business relations' as a reason for not answering questions about Epstein.
Key Quotes (1)
"minimize the frustration and confusion that victims of crime endure in its wake."Source
— 2005 Guidelines (Department of Justice)
(Quoted as the Department of Justice's intent for how its employees should work with victims, which the OPR concludes was not followed in this case.)
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