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Subject: Gov't Says Epstein Victims Can't Scrap Nonprosecution Deal - Law360 
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 10:41:37 +0000 
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ov't Says Epstein Victims Can't Scrap Nonprosecution Deal 
By Carolina Bolado 
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Law360 (June 25, 2019, 4:07 PM EDT) -- Federal 
prosecutors said Monday that billionaire sex offender 
Jeffrey Epstein's victims are not entitled to the relief 
they're seeking — namely the reopening of the 
criminal case against Epstein and an apology — but 
offered to participate in a hearing at which victims 
can provide statements. 
The government said the Crime Victims Rights Act, 
under which two of Epstein's victims sued to 
challenge the nonprosecution agreement, does not 
provide for the relief they want, which includes a 
detailed explanation from prosecutors about their 
decision, an apology and monetary sanctions. 
The court found in the victims' favor in February and 
ruled that prosecutors, including then-U.S. Attorney 
and current Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, 
violated the CVRA when they signed the 
nonprosecution agreement with Epstein without 
notifying his victims. 
In its response, the government admitted that it 
should have communicated with the victims in a 
more straightforward and transparent way but said 
that does not mean the decision to not prosecute 
Epstein was improper. The remedy should have a 
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nexus to the purpose of the CVRA, which is to give 
victims a voice but not to give them decision-making 
authority over prosecutors, according to the 
government. 
"The past cannot be undone; the government 
committed itself to the terms of the [nonprosecution 
agreement], and the parties have not disputed that 
Epstein complied with its provisions," the 
government said. "A number of Epstein's victims 
subsequently invoked the NPA to enter into civil 
settlements with Epstein…
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