Crime & Safety
Jeffrey Epstein Estate Sued For Alleged Abuse Of 11-Year-Old
Three women, one who says she was 11 years old when Jeffrey Epstein abused her, filed suits against his estate Thursday in New York City.

NEW YORK CITY — Three women, one just 11 when Jeffrey Epstein allegedly abused her, filed suits against his multi-million dollar estate Thursday.
The plaintiffs in the three separate lawsuits — identified in New York Supreme Court papers as Jane Doe XIII, XV and XVIII — say they were assaulted by Epstein at the respective ages of 11, 32 and 13, records show.
Doe XIII, then 11, said Epstein assaulted her multiple times in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in 1993. Doe XV said Epstein raped her in his Palm Beach home in 2004 when she was 32. And Doe VIII said Epstein abused her in Palm Springs, California, in 2003, when she was 13.
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"Epstein’s predatory, sexual, and unlawful acts against Plaintiff amounted to a series of harmful and offensive contacts to Plaintiff’s person," reads Doe XVIII's suit.
"All of which were done intentionally by him to her without her consent."
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Jordan Merson, who is representing the three women, did not immediately respond to Patch's request for comment.
Dozens of women have accused Epstein, who faced sex trafficking charges when he ended his life at the Metropolitan Detention Center in 2019, of sexual abuse during a period that spanned two decades.
Epstein friend Ghislaine Maxwell faces sex-trafficking charges in New York City for alleged assistance she provided him luring young girls to his various homes.
Epstein’s estate was estimated in 2020 to be worth about $634 million.
Epstein’s name made headlines Thursday when Bill Gates publicly admitted their relationship was a “huge mistake.”
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