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Document Information
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Legal affirmation (affirmation in response to motion)
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Summary
This is a legal affirmation filed on December 31, 2018, by Assistant District Attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo in the New York Supreme Court. It is a response to a motion by NYP Holdings, Inc. (The Post) seeking to unseal 2011 appellate briefs related to Jeffrey Epstein's adjudication as a Level III sex offender. The document highlights privacy protections for sex crime victims under Civil Rights Law § 50-b while acknowledging the media's request for redacted copies.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Jeffrey E. Epstein | Defendant-Appellant |
Subject of the legal proceedings; adjudicated as a Level III sex offender.
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| Karen Friedman Agnifilo | Assistant District Attorney |
Author of the affirmation; submitting on behalf of the People.
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| Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. | District Attorney of New York County |
Superior to Karen Friedman Agnifilo; represents the People.
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Organizations (5)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division: First Department |
Venue where the document is filed.
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| District Attorney of New York County |
Office representing the People of the State of New York.
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| NYP Holdings, Inc. |
Parent company of 'the Post' seeking to unseal documents.
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| The Post |
Alias for NYP Holdings, Inc. (likely New York Post), seeking access to 2011 appellate briefs.
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| House Oversight |
Indicated by the footer stamp (HOUSE_OVERSIGHT).
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Timeline (2 events)
2011
Appellate briefs pertaining to the adjudication of Epstein as a Level III sex offender.
New York
December 31, 2018
Locations (2)
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Jurisdiction of the District Attorney.
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Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and laws cited.
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Relationships (2)
I am an Assistant District Attorney, of counsel to CYRUS R. VANCE, JR.
Case caption: The People of the State of New York... against... Jeffrey E. Epstein
Key Quotes (2)
"Civil Rights Law § 50-b provides that the identities of the victims of sex offenses must remain confidential and that documents bearing identifying information should not be made available for public inspection."Source
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"Despite those protections, the Post seeks copies of the appellate briefs, with the names or initials of Epstein's sex crimes victims redacted, for use in reporting about the procedural history underlying defendant's SORA adjudication."Source
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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
APPELLATE DIVISION: FIRST DEPARTMENT
APPELLATE DIVISION: FIRST DEPARTMENT
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,
Respondent,
-against-
JEFFREY E. EPSTEIN,
Defendant-Appellant.
AFFIRMATION IN RESPONSE TO MOTION
N.Y. Co. Ind. No. 30129/10
Cal. Date: December 31, 2018
KAREN FRIEDMAN AGNIFILO, an attorney duly admitted to practice before the courts of this State, affirms under penalty of perjury that:
1. I am an Assistant District Attorney, of counsel to CYRUS R. VANCE, JR., District Attorney of New York County, and I submit this affirmation on behalf of the People in response to a motion filed by non-party movant NYP Holdings, Inc. (the "Post") to "unseal" the appellate briefs from 2011, pertaining to the adjudication of defendant Jeffrey E. Epstein as a Level III sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration Act ("SORA"). Civil Rights Law § 50-b provides that the identities of the victims of sex offenses must remain confidential and that documents bearing identifying information should not be made available for public inspection. Despite those protections, the Post seeks copies of the appellate briefs, with the names or initials of Epstein's sex crimes victims redacted, for use in reporting about the procedural history underlying defendant's SORA adjudication.
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