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Extraction Summary
13
People
5
Organizations
2
Locations
3
Events
4
Relationships
4
Quotes
Document Information
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Court exhibit (news article printout)
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Summary
This document is a court exhibit containing a Miami Herald article detailing allegations against Alan Dershowitz by Sarah Ransome and Virginia Roberts regarding Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking ring. It discusses a defamation settlement where Dershowitz paid $900,000 to Roberts' lawyers, despite his claims of vindication and an exonerating investigation by Louis Freeh. The text also references sealed emails and court motions to make these documents public.
People (13)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Alan Dershowitz | Attorney/Defendant |
Accused of sexual misconduct; sued for defamation by Roberts' lawyers; claims Ransome is not credible.
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| Sarah Ransome | Accuser |
Alleged victim; Dershowitz claims she is a 'lunatic' based on emails.
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| Virginia Roberts (Giuffre) | Accuser |
Lives in Australia; filed 2015 affidavit alleging Epstein ordered her to have sex with Dershowitz.
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| Ghislaine Maxwell | Defendant |
Accused by Ransome of running a sex trafficking organization.
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| Laura Menninger | Attorney |
Maxwell's attorney; named Dershowitz in court transcript regarding third-party allegations.
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Alleged Trafficker |
Accused of directing victims to have sex with third parties including Dershowitz.
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| Hillary Clinton | Mentioned in emails |
Allegedly mentioned in Ransome's emails as having sex with underage girls (per Dershowitz quote).
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| Bill Clinton | Mentioned in emails |
Allegedly mentioned in Ransome's emails as having sex with underage girls (per Dershowitz quote).
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| Donald Trump | Mentioned in emails |
Allegedly mentioned in Ransome's emails as having sex with underage girls (per Dershowitz quote).
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| Edwards | Attorney |
Lawyer for Roberts; sued Dershowitz for defamation; received settlement.
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| Paul Cassell | Attorney |
Law professor at University of Utah; lawyer for Roberts; sued Dershowitz for defamation.
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| David Boies | Attorney |
Represented Roberts pro bono; commented on Dershowitz's settlement payment.
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| Louis Freeh | Former FBI Director/Consultant |
Conducted independent investigation for Dershowitz in 2016.
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Organizations (5)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Miami Herald |
Newspaper publishing the article; filed motion to unseal documents.
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| New York Post |
Newspaper Ransome allegedly tried to interest in her story.
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| University of Utah |
Employer of Paul Cassell.
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| Southern District of New York |
Court where Miami Herald filed motion.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by footer stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (3 events)
2015
Virginia Roberts filed an affidavit alleging Epstein ordered her to have sex with Dershowitz six times.
Court filing
2018
Defamation case between Dershowitz and lawyers Edwards/Cassell settled.
Court
February 2019
Miami Herald filed a motion seeking access to sealed documents in the Southern District of New York.
Southern District of New York
Locations (2)
| Location | Context |
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Current residence of Virginia Roberts.
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Jurisdiction for the motion to unseal records.
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Relationships (4)
Dershowitz denies meeting her; Ransome alleges forced sex.
Referenced as 'Maxwell’s attorney, Laura Menninger'.
Boies' firm represented Roberts pro bono.
Dershowitz hired Freeh for an independent investigation.
Key Quotes (4)
"“There are hundreds of emails in which she claimed to have sex with everybody in the world and also claimed she has video of Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump and others having sex with underage girls — but she never ever accused me in these emails,” Dershowitz said."Source
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"“[Ransome] has alleged not only that my client [Maxwell] ran a sex trafficking organization but she claims also that she was directed by my client and the Epstein defendants to have sex with third parties, including Alan Dershowitz, for example,” Menninger said."Source
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"“Anytime in a lawsuit where you were the defendant and you paid the plaintiff $900,000 to settle it — that’s a strange kind of vindication,” Boies said"Source
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"“Our investigation found no evidence to support the accusations of sexual misconduct against Professor Dershowitz.” Freeh wrote."Source
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Case 1:19-cv-03377 Document 1-16 Filed 04/16/19 Page 5 of 6
Dershowitz, in interviews with the Herald, and in recent public statements, said he has never
met Ransome. He also said she initially tried to interest the New York Post in her story, but a
reporter whom he said he spoke with told him Ransome was not credible. He said he has a trove
of emails between Ransome and the reporter that prove she is a “lunatic.”
met Ransome. He also said she initially tried to interest the New York Post in her story, but a
reporter whom he said he spoke with told him Ransome was not credible. He said he has a trove
of emails between Ransome and the reporter that prove she is a “lunatic.”
“There are hundreds of emails in which she claimed to have sex with everybody in the world and
also claimed she has video of Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump and others having sex
with underage girls — but she never ever accused me in these emails,” Dershowitz said.
also claimed she has video of Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump and others having sex
with underage girls — but she never ever accused me in these emails,” Dershowitz said.
The emails are under seal, he said, and therefore cannot be made public. Dershowitz said he has
asked the court to unseal them but his efforts thus far have been unsuccessful.
asked the court to unseal them but his efforts thus far have been unsuccessful.
In the recent court transcript, however, it is Maxwell’s attorney, Laura Menninger — not
Ransome or her attorneys — who named Dershowitz.
Ransome or her attorneys — who named Dershowitz.
“[Ransome] has alleged not only that my client [Maxwell] ran a sex trafficking organization but
she claims also that she was directed by my client and the Epstein defendants to have sex with
third parties, including Alan Dershowitz, for example,” Menninger said. “And so to the extent
my client or Mr. Dershowitz or anyone else is going to be asked about their private sexual
activity, I believe that would implicate their privacy rights...”
she claims also that she was directed by my client and the Epstein defendants to have sex with
third parties, including Alan Dershowitz, for example,” Menninger said. “And so to the extent
my client or Mr. Dershowitz or anyone else is going to be asked about their private sexual
activity, I believe that would implicate their privacy rights...”
Roberts, who now lives in Australia, said that Epstein ordered her to have sex with Dershowitz
six times, according to a 2015 affidavit, which was filed in connection with an unrelated Epstein
federal lawsuit.
six times, according to a 2015 affidavit, which was filed in connection with an unrelated Epstein
federal lawsuit.
At that time, Dershowitz launched a media blitz on TV asserting that Roberts made up the story.
He also called for Roberts’ lawyers — Edwards and University of Utah law professor Paul Cassell
— to be disbarred. The lawyers sued Dershowitz for defamation, and the case was settled last
year.
He also called for Roberts’ lawyers — Edwards and University of Utah law professor Paul Cassell
— to be disbarred. The lawyers sued Dershowitz for defamation, and the case was settled last
year.
Dershowitz publicly declared he was vindicated after a federal judge ordered Roberts’ affidavit
stricken from the court record. But the judge did not address the veracity of her sexual
misconduct claims; he instead ruled that the affidavit was misplaced in a case not involving
Dershowitz.
stricken from the court record. But the judge did not address the veracity of her sexual
misconduct claims; he instead ruled that the affidavit was misplaced in a case not involving
Dershowitz.
Boies, whose firm represented Roberts pro bono, addressed Dershowitz’s longstanding
contention that he had been exonerated.
contention that he had been exonerated.
“Anytime in a lawsuit where you were the defendant and you paid the plaintiff $900,000 to
settle it — that’s a strange kind of vindication,” Boies said, asserting that Dershowitz paid that
amount as part of the defamation settlement with Edwards and Cassell.
settle it — that’s a strange kind of vindication,” Boies said, asserting that Dershowitz paid that
amount as part of the defamation settlement with Edwards and Cassell.
In 2016, Dershowitz released a statement following what he said was “an independent
investigation” that had been conducted by former FBI Director Louis Freeh, who is now a
private consultant.
investigation” that had been conducted by former FBI Director Louis Freeh, who is now a
private consultant.
“Our investigation found no evidence to support the accusations of sexual misconduct against
Professor Dershowitz. In fact, in several instances, the evidence directly contradicted the
accusations made against him,” Freeh wrote.
Professor Dershowitz. In fact, in several instances, the evidence directly contradicted the
accusations made against him,” Freeh wrote.
Most of the court records in the Roberts case are sealed. In February, the Miami Herald filed a
motion in the Southern District of New York, seeking access to documents. The motion, which
was not opposed by Roberts, could shed more light on the full scope of Epstein’s crimes and
who was involved.
motion in the Southern District of New York, seeking access to documents. The motion, which
was not opposed by Roberts, could shed more light on the full scope of Epstein’s crimes and
who was involved.
https://www.miamiherald.com/latest-news/article223315075.html
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