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The Guardian — International

Epstein-linked billionaire accused of rape privately reached out to federal judge to defend his ‘good name’

Johanna Berkman · 3 hours ago · Read original ↗

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“epstein - linked billionaire accused of rape privately reached out to federal judge to defend his ‘ good name ’ lawyers for leon black, the billionaire investor who has been accused in a civil lawsuit of raping a teenage girl inside jeffrey epstein ’ s new york townhouse in 2002,…”
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“doe finding out about her $ 2. 5m allocation, her wigdor lawyer, who was participating in a mediation with black ’ s counsel involving another client ’ s case, disclosed that doe had been allocated a major award in the jp morgan settlement, according to a chronology of events des…”
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“an internal review by the dechert llp law firm, which its board commissioned to investigate black ’ s “ previous professional relationship ” with epstein, found black ’ s payments to epstein were for “ bona fide ” financial services. the report found there was “ no evidence ” tha…”

Summary

Leon Black has denied he ever met or raped ‘Jane Doe’. In an exclusive statement, Doe tells the Guardian ‘I am still here. And I am not done’

Lawyers for Leon Black, the billionaire investor who has been accused in a civil lawsuit of raping a teenage girl inside Jeffrey Epstein’s New York townhouse in 2002, reached out to a powerful federal judge in 2024 to raise doubts about the alleged victim’s claims, a Guardian investigation found.

The move set off a months-long court proceeding, which was conducted outside of public view and led US district judge Jed Rakoff to reverse a $2.5m award that had been granted to the alleged victim in a separate Epstein-related class action lawsuit, according to court records. She was later given a much smaller settlement in the class action case.

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