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Summary
This document details how case agents and an individual named Villafaña solicited victims' opinions on resolving the federal investigation into Epstein. It highlights that victims had varied desires, including some wanting a plea deal, some opposing prosecution, and others wanting jail time, while many expressed concerns about privacy, safety, and the impact of public disclosure on their relationships. The document also notes that Villafaña's records and memory of these interactions were sometimes insufficient for OPR to fully assess the discussions.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Villafaña | Individual involved in victim discussions/investigation |
Told OPR about victim opinions, made a 2017 declaration in CVRA litigation, created a chart for OPR, recalled discuss...
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| Epstein | Subject of federal investigation |
Victims worried about him finding out about their participation, some victims did not want him prosecuted, others wan...
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| Jane Doe 2 | Victim |
Specifically told Villafaña she did not want Epstein prosecuted.
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| FBI case agents | Investigators |
Met with victims with Villafaña, 2017 declaration filed in CVRA litigation.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| OPR |
Office of Professional Responsibility, Villafaña reported to them, received information from Villafaña.
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| State Attorney's Office |
Victims had bad experiences with them, Villafaña felt sending victims back to them was not supported.
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| FBI |
FBI case agents, FBI reports and notes of interviews.
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| CVRA litigation |
Context for Villafaña's and FBI case agent's 2017 declarations.
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Timeline (4 events)
2006-2008
Interviews conducted by FBI case agents where victims expressed concerns but no strong opinion on Epstein's prosecution.
FBI case agents
victims
2017
FBI case agent's declaration filed in CVRA litigation, discussing victim concerns from 2006-2008 interviews.
FBI case agent
Relationships (5)
met with victims together
met with victims, discussed opinions, created chart listing victims
victims worried about Epstein finding out, feared involvement being revealed, some wanted him prosecuted, some did not
Jane Doe 2 did not want Epstein prosecuted
Key Quotes (10)
"we would ask them how they wanted the case to be resolved."Source
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"And most of them wanted the case to be resolved via a plea. Some of them wanted him not to be prosecuted at all. Most of them did not want to have to come to court and testify. They were very worried about their privacy rights. Some of them wanted him to go to jail."Source
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"[s]ome of them talked about bad experiences with the State Attorney's Office. And so, I felt like sending them back to the State Attorney's Office was not something that they would have supported."Source
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"expressed . . . concern about their safety,"Source
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"worried that Epstein would find out about their participation in the investigation."Source
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"never communicated [their] desires to me or the FBI case agents and my role was to evaluate the entire situation, consider the input received from all of the victims, and allow the Office to exercise its prosecutorial discretion accordingly."Source
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"fear[ed] having their involvement with Epstein revealed and the negative impact it would have on their relationships with family members, boyfriends, and others."Source
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"During interviews conducted from 2006 to 2008, no victims expressed a strong opinion that Epstein be prosecuted."Source
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"A majority of the victims expressed concern about the possible disclosure of their identities to the public. A number of the victims raised concerns about having to testify and/or their parents finding out about their involvement with Mr. Epstein."Source
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"Jane Doe 2 specifically told me that she did not want Epstein prosecuted."Source
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government informed any victim about the potential for resolving the federal investigation through a state plea.
A. The Case Agents and Villafaña Solicit Some Victims' Opinions about Resolving the Federal Investigation
Villafaña told OPR that when she and the case agents met with victims, "we would ask them how they wanted the case to be resolved."281
And most of them wanted the case to be resolved via a plea. Some of them wanted him not to be prosecuted at all. Most of them did not want to have to come to court and testify. They were very worried about their privacy rights. Some of them wanted him to go to jail. But... [s]ome of them talked about bad experiences with the State Attorney's Office. And so, I felt like sending them back to the State Attorney's Office was not something that they would have supported.
Villafaña told OPR that she also recalled that some victims "expressed concern about their safety," and were worried that Epstein would find out about their participation in the investigation. In her 2017 declaration submitted in the CVRA litigation, Villafaña stated that the two CVRA petitioners "never communicated [their] desires to me or the FBI case agents and my role was to evaluate the entire situation, consider the input received from all of the victims, and allow the Office to exercise its prosecutorial discretion accordingly."282 She also noted that some victims "fear[ed] having their involvement with Epstein revealed and the negative impact it would have on their relationships with family members, boyfriends, and others."
In the FBI case agent's 2017 declaration filed in the CVRA litigation, she stated, "During interviews conducted from 2006 to 2008, no victims expressed a strong opinion that Epstein be prosecuted." She further described the concerns of some of the victims:
Throughout the investigation, we interviewed many [of Epstein's] victims.... A majority of the victims expressed concern about the possible disclosure of their identities to the public. A number of the victims raised concerns about having to testify and/or their parents finding out about their involvement with Mr. Epstein. Additionally,
281 Villafaña created for OPR a chart listing victims identified in the state and federal investigations, with notations indicating several with whom Villafaña recalled discussing their opinions about resolving the case. The chart, however, does not indicate what the victims said, and Villafaña told OPR that the information contained in the chart was based on her memory of her interactions with each victim. OPR was unable to determine the details or extent of any such discussions occurring before September 24, 2007, because Villafaña did not have contemporaneous notes of the interviews, and the FBI reports and corresponding notes of the interviews did not contain information about the victims' desired outcomes. The victims who provided information to OPR did not recall discussing potential resolution of the federal investigation with anyone from the government.
282 In the declaration, Villafaña stated, "Jane Doe 2 specifically told me that she did not want Epstein prosecuted."
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