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10/5/2015 Jeffrey Epstein 'sex slave' Virginia Roberts was a 'money­hungry sex kitten', ex friends claim | Daily Mail Online 'millionaire's house' for a day or two, before returning with cash. He did say that she tried to get out of the sex business, but was dragged back in. Last month it was revealed Roberts accused two male acquaintances she was raped, bringing her credibility into question. Roberts' lawyers says the latest allegations do not contend the fact she was used for underage sex. Attorney Sigrid McCawleysaid : 'To say that our client acquiesced in this abuse, or that the abuse was OK because she was paid for it — leaves out the fact that this is why we have laws in the United States to protect minor children who are groomed and sexually trafficked by adults.' Epstein served 13 months in a Florida prison after pleading guilty in 2008 to soliciting a minor for prostitution. and booted as she heads out to work in elegant pinstriped ensemble George's better half 'He can go f*** himself': Kris Jenner's rant over Caitlyn's negative portrayal of her in Vanity Fair article.... on Keeping Up With The Kardashians Her sun and stars! Emilia Clarke reunites with former Game of Thrones love interest Jason Momoa during Paris Fashion Week Two looked very close It's in the genes! Meg Ryan's son Jack Quaid cracks up his famous mom as they enjoy a Sunday stroll in New York City Had his mom in stitches From matching tattoos and annual weddings to gifts of $40 million private jets, the craziest things celebrities have done for love Sponsored Attached at the hip! Christie Brinkley, 61, radiates as she and new boyfriend John Mellencamp leave hotel in NYC... following date the night before Allegations: The 31­year­old is currently in the midst of a lawsuit claiming she was recruited to join Epstein's harem of underage women in 1999, naming Prince Andrew and attorney Alan Dershowitz as two of the men she was made to 'service' SHARE THIS ARTICLE 133 shares RELATED ARTICLES Fugitive American sect leader arrested in Brazil over... Revenge porn blackmailer threatened to tell married woman's... The scandal resurfaced in January when Roberts named Prince Andrew in a lawsuit, accusing him of using her for underage sex. According to court records connected with Roberts' current lawsuit, she maintains that she was recruited to join Epstein's harem in 1999 by his friend, the socialite Ghislaine Maxwell. She says during the three years she worked for Epstein, she was made to entertain his friends and named Prince Andrew and Dershowitz as two men she had sex with. Both men have denied having sex with Roberts, and Dershowitz is trying to get his name removed from the suit, claiming Roberts made the entire story up. +2 Disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris to be stripped of his CBE... SPONSORED Make a career out of your hobby? Fergie vehemently defends Prince Andrew against 'defamation' f 'She's lost her spark': Sir Tom Jones reveals his reclusive wife's battle with depression but insists their marriage is 'solid' after 58 years Emily Blunt reveals she became US citizen for tax reasons after sparking outrage by saying she regretted the decision following a Republican debate Christina Milian shows off her curves and pert derriere in a skimpy animal print bikini while cavorting with a mystery male in Miami Barely there two­piece The art of the fake baby bump: Celebrities' most convincing on­screen pregnancies (and how SEE WHAT`S IN STORE AT WASHINGTON DC http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article­2974613/Jeffrey­Epstein­sex­slave­money­hungry­sex­kitten­enjoyed­role­travelling­masseuse­former­friends­clai… 2/21 EXHIBIT G Case 1:15-cv-07433 Document 1 Filed 09/21/15 Page 1 of 12 United States District Court Southern District of New York VIRGINIA L. GIUFFRE, Plaintiff, CASE NO:_____________________ v. GHISLAINE MAXWELL, Defendant. ________________________________/ COMPLAINT Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP 575 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10022 (212) 446-2300 1 Case 1:15-cv-07433 Document 1 Filed 09/21/15 Page 2 of 12 Plaintiff, VIRGINIA L. GIUFFRE, formerly known as Virginia Roberts (“Giuffre”), for her Complaint against Defendant, GHISLAINE MAXWELL (“Maxwell”), avers upon personal knowledge as to her own acts and status and otherwise upon information and belief: NATURE OF THE ACTION 1. This suit arises out of Defendant Maxwell’s defamatory statements against Plaintiff Giuffre. As described below, Giuffre was a victim of sexual trafficking and abuse while she was a minor child. Defendant Maxwell not only facilitated that sexual abuse but, most recently, wrongfully subjected Giuffre to public ridicule, contempt and disgrace by, among other things, calling Giuffre a liar in published statements with the malicious intent of discrediting and further damaging Giuffre worldwide. JURISDICTION AND VENUE 2. This is an action for damages in an amount in excess of the minimum jurisdictional limits of this Court. 3. This Court has jurisdiction over this dispute pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1332 (diversity jurisdiction) as Giuffre and Maxwell are citizens of different states and the amount in controversy exceeds seventy-five thousand ($75,000), exclusive of interest and costs. 4. This Court has personal jurisdiction over Maxwell. Maxwell resides in New York City, and this action arose, and defamatory statements were made, within the Southern District of New York. 5. Venue is proper in this Court as the cause of action arose within the jurisdiction of this Court. 2 Case 1:15-cv-07433 Document 1 Filed 09/21/15 Page 3 of 12 PARTIES 6. Plaintiff Giuffre is an individual who is a citizen of the State of Colorado. 7. Defendant Maxwell, who is domiciled in the Southern District of New York, is not a citizen of the state of Colorado. FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS 8. Virginia Giuffre became a victim of sex trafficking and repeated sexual abuse after being recruited by Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein when Giuffre was under the age of eighteen. 9. Between 1999 and 2002, with the assistance and participation of Maxwell, Epstein sexually abused Giuffre at numerous locations including his mansions in West Palm Beach, Florida, and in this District. Between 2001 and 2007, with the assistance of numerous co-conspirators, Epstein abused more than thirty (30) minor underage girls, a fact confirmed by state and federal law enforcement. 10. As part of their sex trafficking efforts, Epstein and Maxwell intimidated Giuffre into remaining silent about what had happened to her. 11. In September 2007, Epstein entered into a Non-Prosecution Agreement (“NPA”) that barred his prosecution for numerous federal sex crimes in the Southern District of Florida. 12. In the NPA, the United States additionally agreed that it would not institute any federal criminal charges against any potential co-conspirators of Epstein. 13. As a co-conspirator of Epstein, Maxwell was consequently granted immunity in the Southern District of Florida through the NPA. 14. Epstein ultimately pled guilty to procuring a minor for prostitution, and is now a registered sex offender. 3 Case 1:15-cv-07433 Document 1 Filed 09/21/15 Page 4 of 12 15. Rather than confer with the victims about the NPA, the U.S. Attorney’s Office and Epstein agreed to a “confidentiality” provision in the Agreement barring its disclosure to anyone—including Epstein’s victims. As a consequence, the victims were not told about the NPA. 16. On July 7, 2008, a young woman identified as Jane Doe No. 1, one of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims (other than Giuffre), filed a petition to enforce her rights under the Crime Victims’ Rights Act (“CVRA”), 18 U.S.C. ¶ 3771, alleging that the Government failed to provide her the rights promised in the CVRA with regard to the plea arrangement with Epstein. The litigation remains ongoing. 17. On or about May 4, 2009, Virginia Giuffre—identified then as Jane Doe No. 102—filed a complaint against Jeffrey Epstein in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The complaint included allegations made by Giuffre that pertained to Maxwell. 18. In pertinent part, the Jane Doe No. 102 complaint described in detail how Maxwell recruited Giuffre (who was then a minor girl) to become a victim of sex trafficking by introducing Giuffre to Jeffrey Epstein. With the assistance of Maxwell, Epstein was able to sexually abuse Giuffre for years until Giuffre eventually escaped. 19. The Jane Doe No. 102 complaint contained the first public allegations made on behalf of Giuffre regarding Maxwell. 20. As civil litigation against Epstein moved forward on behalf of Giuffre and many other similarly-situated victims, Maxwell was served with a subpoena for deposition. Her testimony was sought concerning her personal knowledge and role in Epstein’s abuse of Giuffre and others. 4 Case 1:15-cv-07433 Document 1 Filed 09/21/15 Page 5 of 12 21. To avoid her deposition, Maxwell claimed that her mother fell deathly ill and that consequently she was leaving the United States for London with no plans of ever returning. In fact, however, within weeks of using that excuse to avoid testifying, Maxwell had returned to New York. 22. In 2011, two FBI agents located Giuffre in Australia—where she had been hiding from Epstein and Maxwell for several years—and arranged to meet with her at the U.S. Consulate in Sidney. Giuffre provided truthful and accurate information to the FBI about Epstein and Maxwell’s sexual abuse. 23. Ultimately, as a mother and one of Epstein’s many victims, Giuffre believed that she should speak out about her sexual abuse experiences in hopes of helping others who had also suffered from sexual trafficking and abuse. 24. On December 23, 2014, Giuffre incorporated an organization called Victims Refuse Silence, Inc., a Florida not-for-profit corporation. 25. Giuffre intended Victims Refuse Silence to change and improve the fight against sexual abuse and human trafficking. The goal of her organization was, and continues to be, to help survivors surmount the shame, silence, and intimidation typically experienced by victims of sexual abuse. Giuffre has now dedicated her professional life to helping victims of sex trafficking. 26. On December 30, 2014, Giuffre moved to join the on-going litigation previously filed by Jane Doe 1 in the Southern District of Florida challenging Epstein’s non-prosecution agreement by filing her own joinder motion. 5 Case 1:15-cv-07433 Document 1 Filed 09/21/15 Page 6 of 12 27. Giuffre’s motion described Maxwell’s role as one of the main women who Epstein used to procure under-aged girls for sexual activities and a primary co-conspirator and participant in his sexual abuse and sex trafficking scheme. 28. In January, 2015, Maxwell undertook a concerted and malicious campaign to discredit Giuffre and to so damage her reputation that Giuffre’s factual reporting of what had happened to her would not be credited. 29. As part of Maxwell’s campaign she directed her agent, Ross Gow, to attack Giuffre’s honesty and truthfulness and to accuse Giuffre of lying. 30. On or about January 3, 2015, speaking through her authorized agent, Maxwell issued an additional false statement to the media and public designed to maliciously discredit Giuffre. That statement contained the following deliberate falsehoods: (a) (b) (c) That Giuffre’s sworn allegations “against Ghislaine Maxwell are untrue.” That the allegations have been “shown to be untrue.” That Giuffre’s “claims are obvious lies.” 31. Maxwell’s January 3, 2015, statement incorporated by reference “Ghislaine Maxwell’s original response to the lies and defamatory claims remains the same,” an earlier statement that had falsely described Giuffre’s factual assertions as “entirely false” and “entirely untrue.” 32. Maxwell made the same false and defamatory statements as set forth above, in the Southern District of New York and elsewhere in a deliberate effort to maliciously discredit Giuffre and silence her efforts to expose sex crimes committed around the world by Maxwell, Epstein, and other powerful persons. Maxwell did so with the purpose and effect of having 6 Case 1:15-cv-07433 Document 1 Filed 09/21/15 Page 7 of 12 others repeat such false and defamatory statements and thereby further damaged Giuffre’s reputation. 33. Maxwell made her statements to discredit Giuffre in close consultation with Epstein. Maxwell made her statements knowing full well they were false. 34. Maxwell made her statements maliciously as part of an effort to conceal sex trafficking crimes committed around the world by Maxwell, Epstein and other powerful persons. 35. Maxwell intended her false and defamatory statements set out above to be broadcast around the world and to intimidate and silence Giuffre from making further efforts to expose sex crimes committed by Maxwell, Epstein, and other powerful persons. 36. Maxwell intended her false statements to be specific statements of fact, including a statement that she had not recruited an underage Giuffre for Epstein’s abuse. Maxwell’s false statements were broadcast around the world and were reasonably understood by those who heard them to be specific factual claims by Maxwell that she had not helped Epstein recruit or sexually abuse Giuffre and that Giuffre was a liar. 37. On or about January 4, 2015, Maxwell continued her campaign to falsely and maliciously discredit Giuffre. When a reporter on a Manhattan street asked Maxwell about Giuffre’s allegations against Maxwell, she responded by saying: “I am referring to the statement that we made.” The New York Daily News published a video of this response by Maxwell indicating that she made her false statements on East 65 th Street in Manhattan, New York, within the Southern District of New York. 7 Case 1:15-cv-07433 Document 1 Filed 09/21/15 Page 8 of 12 COUNT I DEFAMATION 1. Plaintiff Giuffre re-alleges paragraphs 1 - 37 as if the same were fully set forth herein. Maxwell made her false and defamatory statements deliberately and maliciously with the intent to intimidate, discredit and defame Giuffre. 2. In January 2015, and thereafter, Maxwell intentionally and maliciously released to the press her false statements about Giuffre in an attempt to destroy Giuffre’s reputation and cause her to lose all credibility in her efforts to help victims of sex trafficking. 3. Maxwell additionally released to the press her false statements with knowledge that her words would dilute, discredit and neutralize Giuffre’s public and private messages to sexual abuse victims and ultimately prevent Giuffre from effectively providing assistance and advocacy on behalf of other victims of sex trafficking, or to expose her abusers. 4. Using her role as a powerful figure with powerful friends, Maxwell’s statements were published internationally for the malicious purpose of further damaging a sexual abuse and sexual trafficking victim; to destroy Giuffre’s reputation and credibility; to cause the world to disbelieve Giuffre; and to destroy Giuffre’s efforts to use her experience to help others suffering as sex trafficking victims. 5. Maxwell, personally and through her authorized agent, Ross Gow, intentionally and maliciously made false and damaging statements of fact concerning Giuffre, as detailed above, in the Southern District of New York and elsewhere. 6. The false statements made by Gow were all made by him as Maxwell’s authorized agent and were made with direct and actual authority from Maxwell as the principal. 8 Case 1:15-cv-07433 Document 1 Filed 09/21/15 Page 9 of 12 7. The false statements that Maxwell made personally, and through her authorized agent Gow, not only called Giuffre’s truthfulness and integrity into question, but also exposed Giuffre to public hatred, contempt, ridicule, and disgrace. 8. Maxwell made her false statements knowing full well that they were completely false. Accordingly, she made her statements with actual and deliberate malice, the highest degree of awareness of falsity. 9. Maxwell’s false statements constitute libel, as she knew that they were going to be transmitted in writing, widely disseminated on the internet and in print. Maxwell intended her false statements to be published by newspaper and other media outlets internationally, and they were, in fact, published globally, including within the Southern District of New York. 10. Maxwell’s false statements constitute libel per se inasmuch as they exposed Giuffre to public contempt, ridicule, aversion, and disgrace, and induced an evil opinion of her in the minds of right-thinking persons. 11. Maxwell’s false statements also constitute libel per se inasmuch as they tended to injure Giuffre in her professional capacity as the president of a non-profit corporation designed to help victims of sex trafficking, and inasmuch as they destroyed her credibility and reputation among members of the community that seeks her help and that she seeks to serve. 12. Maxwell’s false statements directly stated and also implied that in speaking out against sex trafficking Giuffre acted with fraud, dishonesty, and unfitness for the task. Maxwell’s false statements directly and indirectly indicate that Giuffre lied about being recruited by Maxwell and sexually abused by Epstein and Maxwell. Maxwell’s false statements were reasonably understood by many persons who read her statements as conveying that specific intention and meaning. 9 Case 1:15-cv-07433 Document 1 Filed 09/21/15 Page 10 of 12 13. Maxwell’s false statements were reasonably understood by many persons who read those statements as making specific factual claims that Giuffre was lying about specific facts. 14. Maxwell specifically directed her false statements at Giuffre’s true public description of factual events, and many persons who read Maxwell’s statements reasonably understood that those statements referred directly to Giuffre’s account of her life as a young teenager with Maxwell and Epstein. 15. Maxwell intended her false statements to be widely published and disseminated on television, through newspapers, by word of mouth and on the internet. As intended by Maxwell, her statements were published and disseminated around the world. 16. Maxwell coordinated her false statements with other media efforts made by Epstein and other powerful persons acting as Epstein’s representatives and surrogates. Maxwell made and coordinated her statements in the Southern District of New York and elsewhere with the specific intent to amplify the defamatory effect those statements would have on Giuffre’s reputation and credibility. 17. Maxwell made her false statements both directly and through agents who, with her general and specific authorization, adopted, distributed, and published the false statements on Maxwell’s behalf. In addition, Maxwell and her authorized agents made false statements in reckless disregard of their truth or falsity and with malicious intent to destroy Giuffre’s reputation and credibility; to prevent her from further disseminating her life story; and to cause persons hearing or reading Giuffre’s descriptions of truthful facts to disbelieve her entirely. Maxwell made her false statements wantonly and with the specific intent to maliciously damage Giuffre’s good name and reputation in a way that would destroy her efforts to administer her 10 Case 1:15-cv-07433 Document 1 Filed 09/21/15 Page 11 of 12 non-profit foundation, or share her life story, and thereby help others who have suffered from sexual abuse. 18. As a result of Maxwell’s campaign to spread false, discrediting and defamatory statements about Giuffre, Giuffre suffered substantial damages in an amount to be proven at trial. 19. Maxwell’s false statements have caused, and continue to cause, Giuffre economic damage, psychological pain and suffering, mental anguish and emotional distress, and other direct and consequential damages and losses. 20. Maxwell’s campaign to spread her false statements internationally was unusual and particularly egregious conduct. Maxwell sexually abused Giuffre and helped Epstein to sexually abuse Giuffre, and then, in order to avoid having these crimes discovered, Maxwell wantonly and maliciously set out to falsely accuse, defame, and discredit Giuffre. In so doing, Maxwell’s efforts constituted a public wrong by deterring, damaging, and setting back Giuffre’s efforts to help victims of sex trafficking. Accordingly, this is a case in which exemplary and punitive damages are appropriate. 21. Punitive and exemplary damages are necessary in this case to deter Maxwell and others from wantonly and maliciously using a campaign of lies to discredit Giuffre and other victims of sex trafficking. PRAYER FOR RELIEF WHEREFORE, Plaintiff Giuffre respectfully requests judgment against Defendant Maxwell, awarding compensatory, consequential, exemplary, and punitive damages in an amount to be determined at trial, but in excess of the $75,000 jurisdictional requirement; costs of suit; attorneys’ fees; and such other and further relief as the Court may deem just and proper. 11 Case 1:15-cv-07433 Document 1 Filed 09/21/15 Page 12 of 12 JURY DEMAND Plaintiff hereby demands a trial by jury on all causes of action asserted within this pleading. Dated September 21, 2015. /s/ David Boies David Boies Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP 333 Main Street Armonk, NY 10504 /s/ Sigrid McCawley Sigrid McCawley (Pro Hac Vice Pending) Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP 401 E. Las Olas Blvd., Suite 1200 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301 (954) 356-0011 /s/ Ellen Brockman Ellen Brockman Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP 575 Lexington Ave New York, New York 10022 (212) 446-2300 12 EXHIBIT H IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: CACE 15-000072 BRADLEY J. EDWARDS and PAUL G. CASSELL, vs. Plaintiff(s), ALAN M. DERSHOWITZ, Defendant(s). NOTICE OF SERVING ANSWERS TO INTERROGATORIES Plaintiffs, Bradley J. Edwards and Paul G. Cassell, by and through their undersigned counsel, hereby file this Notice of Serving Answers to Interrogatories with the Court propounded by the Defendant, ALAN M. DERSHOWITZ, on February 11, 2015, and that a copy has been furnished to the attorney for the Defendant. I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing was sent via E-Serve to all Counsel on the attached list, this day of , 2015. A CA OLA Florida Bar No.: 169440 Attorney E-Mail(s): jsx@searcylaw.com and mep@searcylaw.com Primary E-Mail: _scarolateam@searcylaw.com Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A. 2139 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard West Palm Beach, Florida 33409 Phone: (561) 686-6300 Fax: (561) 383-9451 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 13. Describe in detail Each instance in which Jane Doe #3 has provided information referencing Dershowitz by name that Concern the allegations set forth in Paragraphs 24-31 of the 2015 Jane Doe #3 Declaration. ANSWER: Edwards and Cassell lack sufficient information to determine all circumstances in which Jane Doe No. 3 has mentioned to others Dershowitz's name as someone who abused her or had information relevant to abuse. With regard to when she has provided information related to this subject to them, Jane Doe No. 3 provided such information in telephone calls with Brad Edwards beginning in 2011. Jane Doe No. 3 has also provided this information in a public affidavit, filed on January 21, 2015, in the CVRA case. Jane Doe No. 3 has also provided similar information on other occasions, but the specifics of those communications are protected by the attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine. 14. If You have ever seen a photograph or video of Jane Doe #3 with Dershowitz, then state when You saw the photograph or video, identify who took the original photograph or video, identify Each person who possesses a copy of the photograph or video, and state the location of Each such original and copy. ANSWER: Edwards and Cassell have not personally seen such a photograph or video. Discovery efforts to obtain photographic materials regarding Jane Doe No. 3 held by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida and/or other federal law enforcement and prosecuting agencies are on-going. 15. For Each communication between You or anyone acting on Your behalf, and anyone from, or acting on behalf of, any media outlet Concerning this action, the Joinder Motion, or Dershowitz, and regardless of whether such communication was "on the record" or "off the record," (a) state the date of the communication; (b) state the participants in the communication; and (c) describe the contents of the communication. ANSWER: Objection, not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence; vague, harassing, work-product. 16. Describe in detail All facts Concerning any assertion that Dershowitz was a "coconspirator" with Epstein. ANSWER: See answers to interrogatory number 5 above, as well as answers to interrogatories numbers 1, 6, 8, 9, 10 above. In addition, factual information is found in the documents and other materials and references provided in answer to Request for Production Number 2 15 PAUL G. CASSELL STATE OF ) COUNTY OF (A-cr ) The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this day of or who has produced , 20 ,•5 by who is personally known to me (type of identification) as identification and whClidtdid not take an oath. „ LtS crki -)C( CQ1 „ Notary Public Statc of My Commission expires: Commission No: vsc L'kkq.it, SaNitcrAr4 BP Au bCi jAc P4r) itlifte il19ys c 7 hIsr State STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF 3r-await d ) Bradley J. Edwards BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, personally appeared this day Bradley J. Edwards, who [ is personally known to me or [ produced , as identification, and who, after being duly sworn, did state that he/she executed the foregoing Answers to First Set of Interrogatories and that the same are true and correct to the best of his knowledge Subscribed and sworn to before me this IS'day of , 2015. W1R1A W. KELLJCHINI MY COMMISSION iPEE840478 EXPIRES: OCT 03, 2016 Son* We* 1M SOW imam Signature ofNotaryPublik, St .cSfFlorida Print / Typed Name, Notary Public My commission expires: 10 EXHIBIT I ·1· · · · · ·IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTEENTH · · · · · · · · · ·JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ·2· · · · · · · · · · BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA ·3· · · · · · · · · CASE NO.· CACE 15-000072 ·4
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