Epstein Secrets

most importantly, Professor Cassell has been working closely with Ms. as her attorney for nearly two years on issues related to her sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirators -- including active work in legal research and other aspects of this case. Professor Cassell is a valuable part of Ms. lega

on issues related to her sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirators -- including active work

wo years on issues related to her sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirators -- including act

essor Cassell has developed a specialized expertise in crime victims' rights, an area in which he has co-written a leading law school casebook. See Beloof, Cassell & Twist, Victims in Criminal Procedure (3d ed. North Carolina Academic Press 2010). He has also litigated crime victims' rights matters before federal cour

GING RIGHTS ATTACH UNDER THE CVRA ............... 90 A. A Test for Determining When Rights Attach.......0...000ccceeee 9] B. Applying the Test to the Epstein Case ..........ccccccceccccceceeeneees 93 C. Current Department Policy on Pre-charging Rights.................... 94 D. State Law Extension of Pre-ch

ll phases of the criminal justice process.° Congress drafted the CVRA, for example, broadly to make crime victims participants in criminal cases. The Jeffrey Epstein sex abuse case demonstrates the importance of victim participation even before charges are filed. A. A BRIEF HISTORY OF CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS The c

CTIMS IN CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 3-39 (3d ed. 2010) (describing reforms from a historical perspective), see also, e.g., 18 U.S.C. § 3771(a) (2012). T See BELOOF, CASSELL & TWIST, supra note 6, at 3-39 (describing the history of victims’ rights in American law and the early days of the modern movement). 8 See, e.g., William F

for crime victims has arisen - specifically, the Jeffrey Epstein sex abuse case before a federal court in Florida. In that case, girls victimized by Epstein have argued that they should have been consulted about a federal nonprosecution agreement; Department attorneys have responded that because prosecuto

ctims in Criminal Procedure 3-39 (3d ed. 2010) (describing reforms from a historical perspective); see also, e.g., /8 U.S.C. § 377/(a) (2012). 7 See Beloof, Cassell & Twist, supra note 6, at 3-39 (describing the history of victims’ rights in American law and the early days of the modern movement). 8 See, e.g., William F

Congress sought to end that suffering by making victims meaningful participants in criminal cases. 3° C. AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE PRE-CHARGING ISSUE: THE JEFFREY EPSTEIN CASE Grven the potentially expansive scope of victims' rights under both state provisions and the CVRA, a critical question arises about how to appl