TERSON
ly finding underage girls to
pstein and Maxwell also got
quaintances. Epstein specifi-
r him doing this was so that
uld "he in his pocket," and he
n." I understood that Epstein
if he was ever caught doing
d escape trouble altogether.
ation in support of a motion to
ongoing, as of this writing) that
ecution agreement that Jeffrey
vernment. Roberts was seeking
e government by two other vicion in April of 2015, explaining
ending for several years, and it
ional plaintiff.
>es on for another eight pages, and
its, was stricken from the recordurid" and "unnecessary details
sult against the government, were
he proceedings.
Ghislaine Maxwell called the
lies," after which Roberts filed a
ll. In an answer filed in the suit,
s's "story of abuse at the hands of
for financial gain.
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Alicia: May 20, 1997
D
onald Trump's instincts regarding Jeffrey Epstein were
solid. But if the reporters who were beginning to look
into Epstein's mysterious background had dug a bit further, there's a chance they would have hit pay dirt as well-and
not just in Palm Beach.
In California, for instance, a paper trail already stretched
from the Santa Monica Police Department to Epstein's front door.
In the spring-almost the summer-of 1997, a call came in to
the police. The young woman who placed it-a young actress who'd
appeared on Baywatch and General Hospital-said she'd been sexually assaulted at a trendy hotel called Shutters on the Beach.
The officer who took the call knew the woman's name-
Alicia*-and her voice. A week earlier, she'd told him about an
Alicia's name, some identifying details, and dialogue have been changed.
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