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This document is a legal filing requesting the court to order the District Attorney's Office to provide redacted appellate briefs to 'the Post' while protecting victim anonymity. It details the factual background of Jeffrey Epstein's 2008 conviction and the subsequent disagreement between the NYBSO, which recommended level three sex offender status, and ADA Jennifer Gaffney, who argued for level one status.
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| Name | Role | Context |
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| Jeffrey Epstein | ||
| John M. Browning | ||
| Jennifer Gaffney |
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Epstein's sentencing (June 2008)
Epstein's release and registration in New York
NYBSO recommendation for level three status
ADA Gaffney's request for level one status
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"maintaining anonymity for the victims of sexual assault"Source
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"designate him as a level one offender only, which is the least-restrictive category possible"Source
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"investigators in Florida had found compelling evidence that Epstein had abused scores of underage girls"Source
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maintaining anonymity for the victims of sexual assault and respectfully requests that this Court
also direct the District Attorney’s Office to redact the names of any victims before serving the
Post with copies of the redacted appellate briefs. The Post further requests that this Court order
the District Attorney’s Office to provide the Post with copies of the redacted briefs within seven
days of entry of its order granting this motion.
also direct the District Attorney’s Office to redact the names of any victims before serving the
Post with copies of the redacted appellate briefs. The Post further requests that this Court order
the District Attorney’s Office to provide the Post with copies of the redacted briefs within seven
days of entry of its order granting this motion.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
A. Epstein’s Conviction for Sex Crimes and Designation as a Level Three Sex Offender
In June 2008, a Florida Court sentenced Jeffrey Epstein to eighteen months in prison after
he pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution from a fourteen-year-old girl. Affirmation of John M.
Browning dated December 21, 2018 (“Browning Aff.”), Ex. A.
he pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution from a fourteen-year-old girl. Affirmation of John M.
Browning dated December 21, 2018 (“Browning Aff.”), Ex. A.
After serving thirteen months of his sentence, Epstein was released and required to
register as a sex offender in New York, where he owned property and sought to reside. Id. Ex.
B. The New York State Board of Examiners of Sex Offenders (“NYBSO”) recommended that
Epstein be designated a level three sex offender – which is the level reserved for the most
dangerous sexual predators – because investigators in Florida had found compelling evidence
that Epstein had abused scores of underage girls, despite only pleading guilty to solicitation of a
single minor. Epstein, 89 A.D.3d at 570, 933 N.Y.S.2d at 240.
register as a sex offender in New York, where he owned property and sought to reside. Id. Ex.
B. The New York State Board of Examiners of Sex Offenders (“NYBSO”) recommended that
Epstein be designated a level three sex offender – which is the level reserved for the most
dangerous sexual predators – because investigators in Florida had found compelling evidence
that Epstein had abused scores of underage girls, despite only pleading guilty to solicitation of a
single minor. Epstein, 89 A.D.3d at 570, 933 N.Y.S.2d at 240.
Remarkably, New York Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Gaffney ignored the NYBSO
recommendation and asked the trial court tasked with deciding Epstein’s sex-offender status to
designate him as a level one offender only, which is the least-restrictive category possible and is
typically applied to offenders who pose the lowest risk of committing further crimes. Id. ADA
Gaffney argued that, since “there was only an indictment for one victim,” Epstein should not be
placed under the heavy scrutiny required for the most dangerous class of abusers. Id. Ex. B. For
recommendation and asked the trial court tasked with deciding Epstein’s sex-offender status to
designate him as a level one offender only, which is the least-restrictive category possible and is
typically applied to offenders who pose the lowest risk of committing further crimes. Id. ADA
Gaffney argued that, since “there was only an indictment for one victim,” Epstein should not be
placed under the heavy scrutiny required for the most dangerous class of abusers. Id. Ex. B. For
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