James PATTERSON
19. In addition to constantly finding underage girls to satisfy their personal desires, Epstein and Maxwell also got girls for Epstein's friends and acquaintances. Epstein specifi- cally told me that the reason for him doing this was so that they would “owe him,” they would “be in his pocket,” and he would “have something on them.” I understood that Epstein thought he could get leniency if he was ever caught doing anything illegal, or that he could escape trouble altogether.
Roberts submitted her declaration in support of a motion to
be added as a plaintiff in a suit (ongoing, as of this writing) that
sought to overturn a non-prosecution agreement that Jeffrey
Epstein would reach with the government. Roberts was seeking eS
to join a case brought against the government by two other vic- tims, but a judge denied her motion in April of 2015, explaining - that the case had already been pending for several years, and it was unneccesary to add an additional plaintiff. a
Roberts's declaration, which goes on for another eight pages, and
makes twenty-four additional points, was stricken from the record— i
the judge explained that the “lurid” and “unnecessary details” rmment, were
involving “non-parties” to the lawsuit against the gove “immaterial and impertinent” to the proceedings.
Through a representative, Ghislaine Maxwell called the 3
bvious lies,” after which Roberts filed a 4
allegations against her “o defamation suit against Maxwell. In an answer filed in the suit, —
Maxwell elaborated that Roberts's “story of abuse at the hands of ©
Ms. Maxwell” was “fabricated” for financial gain.
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