Lawsuit Seeks To Expose Billionaire Pedophile Ring Involving ‘Prominent US Politicians..World Leaders’

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The long-awaited trial could potentially reveal more secrets of Epstein’s alleged sex rings, including the possible involvement of high profile politicians, celebrities, and royalty.
A lawsuit against convicted sex offender and billionaire Jeffrey Epstein is scheduled to begin December 4th in Palm Beach County Circuit Court. If the trial is not further delayed or a settlement is not reached the public may learn more details of Epstein’s disturbing pedophile adventures. Epstein is well known for his connections to many powerful businessmen, politicians, and royalty. Some of his friends include Prince Andrew, Duke of York, Bill Clinton, and Donald Trump.

The upcoming trial relates to an ongoing legal battle between Epstein and lawyer Bradley Edwards. In 2008, Edwards successfully sued Epstein on behalf of women who claimed he paid them to massage while he masturbated. All of the women were teenagers at the time.

Court records indicate there may have been up to 40 teenage victims. Despite these disturbing facts, Epstein was offered a non-prosecution agreement which allowed him to plead guilty to the lesser charge of soliciting a minor for prostitution and soliciting prostitution. He was ordered to pay multi-million dollar settlements to victims and sentenced to 18 months in jail, of which he only served 13.

Epstein was allowed to stay in the Palm Beach County Jail in his own private cell where he was allowed to leave the prison six days a week for “work release”. Epstein was forced to register as a sex offender for life, but with his money and his connections he doesn’t seem too bothered. He currently resides on his private island in the Virgin Islands.

Edwards has been working to convince a federal judge to reopen the investigation into Epstein, alleging that more evidence remains to be uncovered. Edwards was one of the lawyers representing the women who brought the original suit against Epstein. Following Epstein’s plea agreement Edwards filed suit against the U.S. government claiming the feds failed to involve the victims in the settlement, an obligation required by the Crime Victims’ Rights Act.

The women behind the suit state they believe Epstein’s connections helped him get his “sweetheart” prison deal. This speculation may be accurate, especially in light of recently released documents which indicate that Epstein may have cut a deal with the FBI.

Earlier this year the FBI released hundreds of new documents onto their online depository, The Vault. Some of the documents related to the case against Jeffrey Epstein. One memo from September 18, 2008 states:

“On 9/11/08, case agent advised writer that Epstein is currently being prosecuted by the State of Florida and is complying with all conditions of his plea with the State of Florida. Epstein has also provided information to the FBI as agreed upon. Case agent advised that no federal prosecution will occur in this matter as long as Epstein continues to uphold his agreement with the State of Florida. … Case agent is requested to contact writer in the event this matter moves forward on a federal level.”

Additionally, in 2015 Politico reported that court documents released through litigation appeared to show prosecutors cooperating with Epstein’s lawyers to keep the deal secret. Assistant U.S. Attorney Marie Villafaña used her personal Gmail account to suggest to one of Epstein’s lawyers that they file legal papers in a different jurisdiction as a way to “hopefully cut the press coverage significantly.”

Villafaña told Epstein’s attorney that she would “include our standard language regarding resolving all criminal liability and I will mention ‘co-conspirators,’ but I would prefer not to highlight for the judge all of the other crimes and all of the other persons that we could charge.”

Edwards and Paul Cassell filed a court document in response to the revelations, stating that “the victims’ allegations of a conspiracy between the Government and Epstein’s attorneys to conceal the existence of a broad non-prosecution agreement are not mere speculation, but appear to be well supported.”

The suspicion of improper deal-making is one of the key reasons these women and Bradley Edwards have fought for this lawsuit for the last ten years. Unfortunately, even if the suit does go forward, Jeffrey Epstein will not be attending.

Palm Beach Daily reports that attorney Jack Scarola will have to read excerpts of Epstein’s sworn statements rather than questioning him directly. Epstein previously invoked his 5th Amendment right not incriminate himself and remained silent. Epstein’s attorney Scott Link said Edwards and Scarola are trying to “show what a horrible person Mr. Epstein was” in hopes that “the jury dislikes Mr. Epstein enough to award Mr. Edwards lots of money in damages.”

Epstein has had a barrage of attorneys fighting for him in an attempt to get the lawsuit dismissed, including Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz who has also been accused of being involved in Epstein’s sexual deviance.

The claims come from an additional alleged victim, known as Jane Doe #3 or Virginia Roberts. In January 2015, it was reported that Roberts and a Jane Doe #4 filed motions in court seeking to be added to the ongoing case fought by Bradley Edwards.

The women’s allegations match that of earlier victims: Epstein worked with women to lure in young girls who would be paid to massage his back and chest while he masturbated and poked the girls with a vibrator. He often groped the young girls while they gave the massages.

However, the claims of Roberts and Jane Doe #4 went further than the previous women. The motion claims that Epstein was running a “sexual abuse ring” where he loaned out underage girls to “prominent American politicians, powerful business executives, foreign presidents, a well-known prime minister, and other world leaders”.

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