Plaintiff claims emotional distress from alleged Jeffrey Epstein abuse; lawsuit also targets website owner Tyler McDonald for defamatory hyperlinks

40. _ As Stated above, the press reports were erroneously connecting both Plaintiffs to Epstein’s illegal activities. (Composite Exhibit A attached). 41. Epstein’s illegal activities were outrageous and extreme; they involved receiving massages from the under-aged girls while the girls were nude or nearly-nude; penetration of the girls with a finger or object; or full-intercourse. 42. These activities described above caused Plaintiff Brunel severe emotional distress. In fact, Plaintiff Brunel has recently undergone psychotherapy with a local psychologist, Dr. Royce N. Jalazo, as a result of Epstein’s actions and the negative results on his business. (Exhibits N & O attached). 43. Plaintiff Brunel is emotionally destroyed as a result of Epstein’s actions and the resultant effects on his business. He has been on medications to deal with the effects of this. (Composite Exhibit P — Medical History). 44. Plaintiffs have been damaged by the conduct of Defendant Epstein, and have accordingly retained undersigned counsel to represent him in this matter, and are obligated to pay counsel a reasonable fee for his services. FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS AS TO DEFENDANTS TYLER MCDONALD & TYLER MCDONALD D/B/A YLORG 45. Defendant Tyler McDonald (“McDonald”) is the owner/operator of Yi.Org and also does business as Yi.Org — Defendant Tyler McDonald d/b/a Yi.org (“McDonald d/b/a Yi.Org”). Defendant McDonald resides in the state of Washington. Yi.Org is a website hosting service based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 46. In about 2009, Yi.org, by and through the actions of its owner, McDonald, began hosting websites that contained hyperlinks that contained blatantly false and extremely disparaging information about Plaintiffs. (Exhibit Q attached - hyperlink screenshot). HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_011919