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Document Information

Type: News article / court filing exhibit
File Size: 1.43 MB
Summary

This document is a Miami Herald article dated December 19, 2018, filed as a court exhibit (Case 1:19-cv-03377). It reports that Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell settled a civil lawsuit filed by Sarah Ransome, who alleged she was trafficked by the pair in 2006 and 2007. The article notes that Ransome also accused Epstein's lawyer, Alan Dershowitz, of sexual involvement.

People (5)

Name Role Context
Jeffrey Epstein Accused sex trafficker / Hedge fund manager
Described as a wealthy New York hedge fund manager and Palm Beach multimillionaire accused of sex trafficking and mol...
Ghislaine Maxwell Accused sex trafficker
Settled a federal civil lawsuit alongside Epstein.
Sarah Ransome Plaintiff / Victim
Filed the lawsuit; claims she was recruited and trafficked for sex in 2006 and 2007.
Alan Dershowitz Lawyer
Epstein's lawyer who negotiated his plea deal; accused by Ransome of being someone she was directed to have sex with.
Julie K. Brown Author
Journalist for the Miami Herald.

Organizations (3)

Name Type Context
Miami Herald
Publisher of the article.
AP
Associated Press (photo credit).
House Oversight Committee
Implied by Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.

Timeline (2 events)

2006-2007
Period during which Sarah Ransome claims she was trafficked.
Palm Beach / New York
December 19, 2018
Settlement of federal civil lawsuit confirmed.
Federal Court (implied)

Locations (3)

Location Context
Current residence of Sarah Ransome.
Location associated with Epstein's hedge fund management.
Location of Epstein's mansion and alleged abuse.

Relationships (3)

Jeffrey Epstein Co-defendants Ghislaine Maxwell
Described as 'Accused sex traffickers' who settled the lawsuit together.
Jeffrey Epstein Attorney-Client Alan Dershowitz
Dershowitz is identified as 'Epstein’s lawyer'.
Sarah Ransome Accuser-Accused Alan Dershowitz
Ransome claims she was directed to have sex with Dershowitz.

Key Quotes (2)

"Accused sex traffickers Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell have settled a federal civil lawsuit filed by a woman who says she was ordered under threat of violence to have sex with them and other influential individuals"
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"Ransome claims she was directed to have sex with was Epstein’s lawyer, Alan Dershowitz"
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Case 1:19-cv-03377 Document 1-16 Filed 04/16/19 Page 2 of 6
Miami Herald
An Epstein sex case is settled;
Dershowitz denies latest
allegation
BY JULIE K. BROWN
DECEMBER 19, 2018 8:30 PM, UPDATED DECEMBER 27, 2018 7:55 AM
Accused sex traffickers Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell have settled a federal civil lawsuit
filed by a woman who says she was ordered under threat of violence to have sex with them and
other influential individuals when she was in her early 20s, sources confirmed Wednesday.
Sarah Ransome, who now lives in Barcelona, claimed that she was recruited and trafficked for
sex by the pair in 2006 and 2007 — at the same time that Epstein, a wealthy New York hedge
fund manager, was under federal investigation for molesting dozens of underage girls at his
Palm Beach mansion.
[Image Caption] Women who say they were victims of sexual abuse at the hands of Palm Beach multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein
want a judge to throw out his lenient plea deal. AP
According to a recent court transcript, among those people Ransome claims she was directed to
have sex with was Epstein’s lawyer, Alan Dershowitz, who helped negotiate a controversial plea
https://www.miamiherald.com/latest-news/article223315075.html
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