Epstein Secrets

e disposition of the case. Id. “4 Landon Thomas Jr., From Paradise to County Jail: A Billionaire Financial Adviser Will Serve 18 Months in Sex Case, N.Y. Times, July 1, 2008, at C1. 4) See Michele Dargan, Feds Say They Treated Epstein Victims Fairly, Palm Beach Daily News (Apr. 8, 2011, 7:23 PM), http

d Nov. 26, 2013). #2 See Jane Doe Motion, supra note 40, at 3-4; Abby Goodnough, Questions of Preferential Treatment Are Raised in Florida Sex Case, N.Y. Times, Sept. 3, 2006, at A19. 43 The U.S. Attorney responsible for the plea deal later revealed that after negotiations started, "what followed was

at victims acquire rights even before a prosecution begins. The District Court for the Northern District of Indiana held to the same effect in In re Petersen. 7* There, the court held that a victim's right to be treated with fairness and with respect for [his or her] dignity and privacy "may apply before a

. 76 Id. Petersen also held that one specific CVRA right - the right to confer - only applies after charges have been filed. Id. But the authorities Petersen cites for that proposition prove no such thing. Confusingly, Petersen cited the Fifth Circuit's ruling in Dean for support; but (as just explained ab

he was coming to visit, and she brought some drugs.” Corrections officers told police they had smelled marijuana in a pair of black Jordan sneakers Petersen was bringing to Gordon, according to a VIPD press release. When correc- tions officers pulled apart the sneak- ers, they discovered two small plastic

harge of introducing contraband into prison, and was free on $10,000 bail about six hours later, according to her arrest record. VI. police arrested Petersen on Friday afternoon about 1:47 p.m., after corrections officers discovered the marijuana hidden in the personal belongings of inmate Omari Gordon, a

he Schenectady (New York) Gazette of Jan. 7, 1981, reported an upcoming lecture presentation to the Na- tional Bottle Museum Society in Ballston Spa, N.Y., on the “Bur ied Treasures of St. Thomas.” The newspaper reported that lecturer Gary T. Stephenson “re- cently returned from the Virgin Islands where

arijuana dealers who comply with state law). For local examples, see Joseph Goldstein, Spare a Swipe? New York City Eases Rules for a Subway Request, N.Y. Times (Apr. 17, 2016), Atips://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/18/nyregion/spare-a-swipe-new-yvork-city-eases-rules-for-a- subway-request.himl (describing a

as well as juries) are unduly skeptical of rape allegations. '7? And there is good evidence that law enforcement agencies’ responses to 19 See In re Petersen, No. 2:10-CV-298 RM, 2010 WL 5108692, at 2 (N.D. Ind. Dec. 8, 2010) (concluding that prosecutors control charging decisions and certain victim rights