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This legal document details how prosecutor Acosta, responding to the defense's desire for a 'fresh face', engaged the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS) to review the evidence in the Epstein case. CEOS attorney Villafaña traveled to Florida, interviewed victims, and reported back to Acosta and Sloman on the victims' severe trauma and their desire for significant jail time for Epstein rather than restitution. The document also notes the CEOS Trial Attorney's assessment to OPR that the victim witnesses presented numerous challenges for a potential prosecution.

People (9)

Name Role Context
Acosta
Told he would get approval for a federal case, asked CEOS to review evidence, and received a written communication fr...
Senior
Provided a favorable review of the case.
Sloman
Worked with Acosta and received a written communication from Villafaña.
Starr
Was told by Acosta and Sloman that the defense wanted a 'fresh face' to conduct a review.
Lefkowitz
Was told by Acosta and Sloman that the defense wanted a 'fresh face' to conduct a review.
Criminal Chief Criminal Chief
Mentioned as not having undertaken the 'in-depth work associated with the issues raised by the defense.'
Oosterbaan CEOS Chief
Assigned a CEOS Trial Attorney to review the case at Acosta's request.
Villafaña CEOS Trial Attorney
Was assigned to the case, met with another CEOS Trial Attorney, interviewed victims, and wrote to Acosta and Sloman a...
Epstein
Subject of the case. Mentioned in relation to a potential NPA, victims' nightmares, and a proposed 18-month deal.

Organizations (3)

Name Type Context
CEOS Government agency section
Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS). Asked by Acosta to review the evidence. CEOS Chief Oosterbaan assign...
OPR Government agency
Office of Professional Responsibility. The CEOS Trial Attorney told OPR about the challenges presented by the victim ...
DOJ Government agency
Department of Justice, indicated by the footer 'DOJ-OGR-00021302'.

Timeline (2 events)

A CEOS Trial Attorney met with Villafaña to discuss the case and interview victims.
Florida
CEOS Trial Attorney Villafaña victims
Villafaña and another CEOS Trial Attorney interviewed three of Epstein's victims. One broke down sobbing multiple times, and another expressed anger over a potential 18-month plea deal.
Florida
Villafaña CEOS Trial Attorney three victims

Locations (1)

Location Context
The CEOS Trial Attorney traveled to Florida to review case materials and interview victims.

Relationships (4)

Acosta Professional Sloman
They worked together, jointly telling Starr and Lefkowitz about the review and jointly receiving a communication from Villafaña.
Acosta Professional Oosterbaan
Acosta requested CEOS involvement, and CEOS Chief Oosterbaan responded by assigning an attorney to the case.
Villafaña Professional Acosta
Villafaña, a CEOS Trial Attorney, was assigned to the case and reported her findings from victim interviews directly to Acosta.
Villafaña Professional Sloman
Villafaña reported her findings from victim interviews directly to Sloman, along with Acosta.

Key Quotes (9)

"that we can go forward with"
Source
— Chief (Regarding whether he would agree to proceed with the charges if the plea fell apart.)
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"we did not have . . . a lot of victims . . . lined up and ready to testify"
Source
— Chief (Expressing concern after completing a review of the case.)
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Quote #2
"not be favorable for us."
Source
— Chief (Regarding the potential testimony of some victims.)
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Quote #3
"fresh face"
Source
— defense (What the defense wanted to conduct a review of the case.)
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Quote #4
"come on board"
Source
— Acosta (Acosta's request to CEOS to get involved in the case.)
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Quote #5
"We just finished interviewing three of the girls. I wish you could have been there to see how much this has affected them."
Source
— Villafaña (In a written communication to Acosta and Sloman after interviewing victims.)
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Quote #6
"The second girl . . . told us that she was very upset about the 18 month deal she had read about in the paper. She said that 18 months was nothing and that she had heard that the girls could get restitution, but she would rather not get any money and have Epstein spend a significant time in jail."
Source
— Villafaña (Describing the sentiment of one of the interviewed victims.)
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Quote #7
"These girls deserve so much better than they have received so far, and I hate feeling that there is nothing I can do to help them."
Source
— Villafaña (Concluding her description of the victim interviews to Acosta and Sloman.)
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Quote #8
"We have four more girls coming in tomorrow. Can I persuade you to attend?"
Source
— Villafaña (Footnote adding to her communication with Acosta and Sloman.)
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Quote #9

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