07-10-2020, 07:53 PM
"Jane Doe was their first known victim and was subsequently abused by Epstein and Maxwell for years as a young girl, suffering unimaginable physical and psychological trauma and distress," the complaint alleges.
"Maxwell also regularly facilitated Epstein's abuse of Doe and was frequently present when it occurred."
The details in Doe's lawsuit are similar to the allegations of one of the three minor victims.
In the Thursday night filing, Maxwell's attorney Laura Menninger issued broad denials to almost every allegation in Doe's complaint and claimed that whatever physical and psychological damages Doe might have experienced did not come from Maxwell.
She went a step further by blaming the alleged victim. "(Doe's) damages, if any, were the result of her own conduct," Menninger wrote, adding that Doe had "voluntarily or negligently assumed a known risk" and had "consented to the alleged conduct."
I don't think that's a very smart defense. Minors aren't legally able to consent.
Refs:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/10/us/ghisla...index.html
https://www.fox5dc.com/news/ghislaine-ma...-meritless
"Maxwell also regularly facilitated Epstein's abuse of Doe and was frequently present when it occurred."
The details in Doe's lawsuit are similar to the allegations of one of the three minor victims.
In the Thursday night filing, Maxwell's attorney Laura Menninger issued broad denials to almost every allegation in Doe's complaint and claimed that whatever physical and psychological damages Doe might have experienced did not come from Maxwell.
She went a step further by blaming the alleged victim. "(Doe's) damages, if any, were the result of her own conduct," Menninger wrote, adding that Doe had "voluntarily or negligently assumed a known risk" and had "consented to the alleged conduct."
I don't think that's a very smart defense. Minors aren't legally able to consent.
Refs:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/10/us/ghisla...index.html
https://www.fox5dc.com/news/ghislaine-ma...-meritless