Department of Justice rejects bid by Jeffery Epstein's underage victims to ...

Federal prosecutors are once again making sure that Jeffrey Epstein avoids jail time for sexually abusing dozens of underage girls in southern Florida. 

The Department of Justice is siding with the convicted pedophile, now 66, in response to a motion filed by two of his victims to toss out the sweetheart plea deal that saw him serve just 13 months in custody rather than life in prison.  

The women, named as Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2 in court documents, said in their initial filing that the non-prosecution agreement in the case should be voided because they were not consulted about or even informed of the details of the deal Epstein worked out with prosecutors. 

The victims who filed the motion were 13 and 14 at the time of the abuse, while the prosecutor was Alex Acosta, who is now President Trump's Secretary of Labor.

That violation of the Crime Victims' Rights Act is not enough to void Epstein's deal though argued Byung J. Pak, the US Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia.

He wrote later in his filing that the underprivileged victims, who were recruited from middle and high schools, are not even owed an apology from the Department of Justice.  

Over 40 girls were brought to Epstein's Palm Beach estate for sexual encounters according to court documents, most of whom were underprivileged and recruited from middle and high schools in the area. 

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Off the hook: The Department of Justice filed its response to two Jeffery Epstein victims, who were 13 and 14 at the time of their their abuse, to retry the pedophile (above in 2008 at trial)

Off the hook: The Department of Justice filed its response to two Jeffery Epstein victims, who were 13 and 14 at the time of their their abuse, to retry the pedophile (above in 2008 at trial)

'Petitioners seek what they call "rescission remedies," "apology remedies," "informational remedies," "educational remedies," and "miscellaneous remedies" —all of which constitute equitable relief, and none of which is authorized by the CVRA,' writes Pak.

'But even if the statute did allow equitable relief, Petitioners are not entitled to the specific relief they are seeking.'

The government places high value in its work to support victims of crime, and its communications with victims must reflect that value. The government regrets that the manner in which it communicated the resolution of the Epstein case to the victims fell short. 

-Government’s Response to Petitioners’ Proposed Remedies 

He later writes that Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2 could potentially cause injury to those victims who received restitution from Epstein, though they are among those who were compensated in the wake of the court ruling.  

Pak does admit 'the government should have communicated with the victims in a straightforward and transparent way' later in the filing.

'Because the government did not communicate more clearly and directly with the victims, the resolution in this case has led some to conclude that the government chose for improper reasons not to prosecute Epstein, a conclusion that remains unsubstantiated,' writes Pak. 

'The government places high value in its work to support victims of crime, and its communications with victims must reflect that value. The government regrets that the manner in which it communicated the resolution of the Epstein case to the victims fell short.'

This is again reiterated in Pak's closing statement, which balances how the victims were failed by prosecutors before rejecting the plaintiffs demands.

'The government’s commitment in the decade since this action was filed to combat human trafficking and child exploitation and protect victims of such offenses underscores that its conduct in this matter, no matter how well-intentioned, fell short of the government’s dedication to serve victims to the best of its ability,' writes Pak.

'While the Court cannot unwind the past, the remedies proposed by the government would give the victims a meaningful opportunity to have their voices heard and to understand, if not accept, the decisions made in this matter.'

 'I was never told that any of my 16 victim clients were part of Epstein’s charges in state court. I can tell you that when the judge asked the prosecutor whether the victims were informed, and she said that they were, that mine were not.

-Lawyer for lone victim, 16, Esptein admitted to soliciting in plea deal 

He then adds: 'Petitioners’ requested remedies, on the other hand, run afoul of the remedial scheme contemplated by the CVRA, are contrary to law, and may cause unintended harm to the victims whose interests are also protected by the CVRA.'

Federal prosecutors urged the judge who is hearing the case in the Southern District of Florida to instead offer the victims a public hearing during which they could discuss the agreement deal and allow for the women to meet with a government official who could explain the deal.  

Earlier this year, The Miami Herald spoke with the lawyer who represented 16 of the girls in the case, including the girl, 16, who would become the lone minor Epstein admitted to soliciting for a sex act.

'I was never told that any of my 16 victim clients were part of Epstein’s charges in state court,' said Robert Josefsberg.

'I can tell you that when the judge asked the prosecutor whether the victims were informed, and she said that they were, that mine were not.'

The Washington Post had reported just days before that the victim who Epstein admitted to soliciting for prostitution was not the 14-year-old girl who first reported the millionaire money manager, but rather this 16-year-old victim.

This was kept a secret because her age was left blank on court documents.

Assistant State Attorney Lanna Belohlavek was asked at

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