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Extraction Summary
6
People
4
Organizations
2
Locations
3
Events
3
Relationships
3
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Fbi fd-350 form (newspaper clipping)
File Size:
2.55 MB
Summary
This FBI FD-350 document preserves a January 27, 2010, Palm Beach Post article titled 'Judge rules Epstein attorneys can subpoena abortion records.' The article details Judge Donald Hafele's decision allowing Epstein's defense to access plaintiffs' medical records to challenge claims of emotional distress, despite privacy objections from the Presidential Women's Health Center. Additionally, the document notes a separate ruling restricting the release of deposition videos, referencing a leaked video concerning Epstein's anatomy.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Defendant / Multimillionaire sex offender |
Subject of the article and lawsuits; seeking abortion records for defense.
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| Donald Hafele | Palm Beach County Circuit Judge |
Ruled that Epstein's attorneys can subpoena abortion records and restricted release of deposition videos.
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| Jane Musgrave | Staff Writer |
Author of the Palm Beach Post article.
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| Louis Silver | Attorney |
Represents Presidential Women's Health Center; opposed the subpoena on privacy grounds.
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| Robert Critton | Attorney |
Epstein's attorney; complained about leaked deposition videos.
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| Spencer Kuvin | Attorney |
Attorney blamed by Critton for releasing deposition video; claimed it was public record.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Palm Beach Post |
Source of the newspaper clipping.
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| Presidential Women's Health Center |
West Palm Beach clinic where abortions are performed, represented by Louis Silver.
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| YouTube.com |
Platform where a deposition video of Epstein became a 'sensation'.
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| FBI |
Agency maintaining the file (implied by form type).
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Timeline (3 events)
2010-01-26
Judge Hafele rules Epstein attorneys can subpoena abortion records.
West Palm Beach
Judge Donald Hafele
Epstein Attorneys
2010-01-27
Judge Hafele rules deposition videos cannot be released without court order.
West Palm Beach
Judge Donald Hafele
Robert Critton
Prior to 2010
Locations (2)
| Location | Context |
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Location of the court and the newspaper.
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Epstein's residence where the alleged acts occurred.
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Relationships (3)
Article refers to 'Epstein attorney Robert Critton'.
Critton blamed attorney Spencer Kuvin for releasing [the video].
Attorney Louis Silver, who represents the Presidential Women’s Health Center.
Key Quotes (3)
"These records are protected by our constitutional right of privacy"Source
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"Medical records... are a better source of information than a person’s memory."Source
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Quote #2
"whether he had an 'egg-shaped' penis"Source
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Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (2,921 characters)
FD-350 (Rev. 5-8-81)
(Mount Clipping in Space Below)
(Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.)
Date: 1/27/10
Edition:
Palm Beach Post
Edition:
Palm Beach Post
Title: Judge rules Epstein Attorneys can subpoena Abortion Records
Character or Classification: 31E-MM-108062
Submitting Office:
Indexing:
Judge rules Epstein attorneys can subpoena abortion records
By JANE MUSGRAVE
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
WEST PALM BEACH — In a decision that could spark a constitutional showdown over privacy rights, a judge Tuesday gave lawyers representing multimillionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein the right to subpoena abortion records from women who are seeking millions in damages from the part-time Palm Beach resident.
Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Donald Hafele said the records could help Epstein rebut the women’s claims that they suffered psychological ills after being paid to give him sexually-charged massages at his Palm Beach mansion when they were as young as 14.
Hafele told Epstein’s attorneys they couldn’t go on a fishing expedition. The medical records, he said, can’t be sought until the women are asked whether they have ever had an abortion, how many and where. Further, he said, the records would not be made public and might not be admissible during trial.
[Photo Caption] Epstein The judge says the records would not be made public.
But, he said, since the women claim Epstein, now 57, is responsible for their emotional distress, his attorneys can explore the impact of other events. Medical records, Hafele said, are a better source of information than a person’s memory.
Attorney Louis Silver, who represents the Presidential Women’s Health Center, a West Palm Beach clinic where abortions are performed, warned Hafele that he was stepping on shaky constitutional grounds.
“These records are protected by our constitutional right of privacy,” he said, referring to the Florida Constitution.
After the hearing, Silver said an appeal won’t be necessary until Epstein attorneys seek the records.
In another ruling Wednesday, Hafele also said that videos from depositions in the state cases can’t be released without a court order. The ruling came after Epstein attorney Robert Critton complained that a video of Epstein being asked whether he had an “egg-shaped” penis became a youtube.com sensation. It first appeared on The Palm Beach Post Web site.
Critton blamed attorney Spencer Kuvin for releasing it. Kuvin said it was public record.
The civil suits began mounting after Epstein agreed to plead guilty to two state charges: procuring a minor for prostitution and soliciting prostitution. He served 13 months of an 18-month sentence. As part of the deal brokered with federal prosecutors, he agreed not to contest the accusations in the civil lawsuits. He can argue the women don’t deserve the millions they are seeking.
jane_musgrave@pbpost.com
31E-MM-108062 FBI/DOJ
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