FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TWO NEW JEFFREY EPSTEIN VICTIMS FILE LAWSUIT AGAINST HIS ESTATE
AND RECRUITER
STATEMENT OF LISA BLOOM, ATTORNEY FOR THE EPSTEIN VICTIMS:
Yesterday we filed a New York federal lawsuit against the Estate of Jeffrey Epstein and a female
recruiter. The complaint alleges that the victims worked at a New York City restaurant in 2004
when a young adult woman came to them, offering them hundreds of dollars and future
economic opportunities if they would simply go to Mr. Epstein’s home and give him a massage.
Once at Mr. Epstein’s New York home, they were assaulted, on separate occasions.
Both of the victims have chosen to remain anonymous. One was eighteen years old at the time,
and the other was twenty.
We have filed our case under the federal sex trafficking law, the Trafficking Victims Protection
Act, which allows victims to sue when they are lured or tricked into a commercial sex act, which
is simply any sexual conduct where something of value is offered or exchanged. We seek
significant money damages for the psychological devastation Mr. Epstein’s predation caused to
our clients’ lives: their anguish, damaged relationships, self esteem, career derailment, and much
more.
We will also hold the recruiter responsible for her role in Mr. Epstein’s sex trafficking scheme.
We have not named her in our lawsuit, because we are not certain of her real identity and it is
likely that she was a victim too. We intend to serve the complaint upon her, and then reach out to
her to invite her to work with us toward restorative justice for our victims and all others she may
have recruited.
We are in contact with many other Epstein victims and actively reviewing their cases. We will
likely add other victims to the case. We are happy to speak to any Epstein victims who would
like to be included in the case.
Jeffrey Epstein hurt so many girls and women in his life. We call upon his beneficiaries to do
right by them after his death, to set aside a victim’s compensation fund where their attorneys can
present evidence of each victim’s claim and provide for fair and swift compensation for them
rather than years of protracted litigation. If they do not, we will fight for the justice our clients
deserve in the courts.
August 16, 2019
Contact:
Marcelino Valencap, Media Coordinator of Bloom Fudali
Marcelino@TheBloomFirm.com
(818) 914-7343