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This document is page 26 of a legal complaint filed on April 16, 2019 (Case 1:19-cv-03377). It details allegations that Alan Dershowitz, acting on behalf of himself and Jeffrey Epstein, made false public statements accusing Virginia Roberts of perjury and extortion to destroy her credibility regarding her sex trafficking allegations. The text argues that these statements were malicious and intended to prevent Roberts from disseminating her life story.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Alan Dershowitz | Defendant/Subject of Complaint |
Accused of making false statements, defamation, and acting on behalf of himself and Epstein to destroy Roberts' reput...
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| Roberts | Plaintiff/Victim |
Virginia Roberts (Giuffre); described as the victim of sex trafficking by Epstein and abuse by Dershowitz; target of ...
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Co-conspirator/Abuser |
Accused of trafficking Roberts; alleged to have intended (with Dershowitz) for false statements to be disseminated.
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| Name | Type | Context |
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| House Oversight Committee |
Indicated by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017960'.
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2019-04-16
Filing of Case 1:19-cv-03377 Document 1
Court (implied SDNY based on typical filings, though not explicitly stated on this page)
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Document states Dershowitz made statements 'on behalf of himself and Epstein' and that 'Dershowitz and Epstein intended' the statements to be widely published.
Refers to 'abuse she suffered at the hands of Epstein'.
Refers to Roberts' account of 'having sex with Dershowitz' and 'abuse she suffered at the hands of Epstein and Dershowitz'.
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"Dershowitz’s false statements directly and indirectly assert that Roberts lied about being sexually trafficked and abused by Epstein and having sex with Dershowitz"Source
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"Dershowitz made his false statements on behalf of himself and Epstein in reckless disregard of their truth or falsity and with malicious intent to destroy Roberts’ reputation"Source
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"Dershowitz made his false statements on behalf of himself and Epstein wantonly and with the specific intent to maliciously damage Roberts’s good name"Source
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Case 1:19-cv-03377 Document 1 Filed 04/16/19 Page 26 of 28
95. Dershowitz’s false statements directly stated and also implied that in speaking out
against sex trafficking Roberts acted with fraud, dishonesty, and unfitness for the task.
Dershowitz’s false statements directly and indirectly assert that Roberts lied about being sexually
trafficked and abused by Epstein and having sex with Dershowitz, and that Roberts committed
the crimes of perjury and extortion. Dershowitz’s false statements were reasonably understood
by many persons who read his statements as conveying that specific intention and meaning.
against sex trafficking Roberts acted with fraud, dishonesty, and unfitness for the task.
Dershowitz’s false statements directly and indirectly assert that Roberts lied about being sexually
trafficked and abused by Epstein and having sex with Dershowitz, and that Roberts committed
the crimes of perjury and extortion. Dershowitz’s false statements were reasonably understood
by many persons who read his statements as conveying that specific intention and meaning.
96. Dershowitz’s false statements were reasonably understood by many persons who
read those statements as making specific factual claims that Roberts was lying about specific
facts, and committed the crimes of perjury and extortion.
read those statements as making specific factual claims that Roberts was lying about specific
facts, and committed the crimes of perjury and extortion.
97. Dershowitz specifically directed his false statements at Roberts’ true public
description of factual events, and many persons who read Dershowitz’s statements reasonably
understood that those statements referred directly to Roberts’ account of the abuse she suffered at
the hands of Epstein and Dershowitz.
description of factual events, and many persons who read Dershowitz’s statements reasonably
understood that those statements referred directly to Roberts’ account of the abuse she suffered at
the hands of Epstein and Dershowitz.
98. Dershowitz and Epstein intended Dershowitz’s false statements to be widely
published and disseminated on television, through newspapers, by word of mouth, and on the
internet. As intended by Dershowitz and Epstein, Dershowitz’s statements were published and
disseminated around the world.
published and disseminated on television, through newspapers, by word of mouth, and on the
internet. As intended by Dershowitz and Epstein, Dershowitz’s statements were published and
disseminated around the world.
99. Dershowitz made his false statements on behalf of himself and Epstein in reckless
disregard of their truth or falsity and with malicious intent to destroy Roberts’ reputation and
credibility; to prevent her from further disseminating her life story; and to cause persons hearing
or reading Roberts’s descriptions of truthful facts to disbelieve her entirely. Dershowitz made his
false statements on behalf of himself and Epstein wantonly and with the specific intent to
maliciously damage Roberts’s good name and reputation in a way that would destroy her efforts
disregard of their truth or falsity and with malicious intent to destroy Roberts’ reputation and
credibility; to prevent her from further disseminating her life story; and to cause persons hearing
or reading Roberts’s descriptions of truthful facts to disbelieve her entirely. Dershowitz made his
false statements on behalf of himself and Epstein wantonly and with the specific intent to
maliciously damage Roberts’s good name and reputation in a way that would destroy her efforts
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