Girl drops lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein amid parental dispute

Os/-29080/ -~NW -7/S| a fr o- ee | Girl drops lawsuit against Palm Beach man By LARRY KELLER Palm Beach Post Staff Writer ‘A girl who says that wealthy money manager and parttime Palm Beach resident Jeffrey Epstein engaged in *. sexual activity with her when she was 14, has dropped her lawsuit against him because her divorced parents are squabbling over the litigation. “It has to do with the fact that the parents aren’t on the same page right ¢ now,” said Jeffrey Herman, the attorney - for the girl, identified in court papers only as Jane Doe. “It’s like a sideshow.” ‘The girl turns 18 in May and can‘sue - » again at that time without her parents’ * involvement, Herman said. » Herman sued Epstein Jast month on * behalf of the girl, her father and her stepmother. Her birth mother, who lives near Atlanta, then asked. to intervene on her daughter's behalf and asked that P ; wee te ee mL “| the litigation be halted until her daughter turns 18. - The mother com- plained that Jane Doe’s father’ did not consult with her or their daughter before sting Epstein ‘for $50mil- Epstein lion. The lawsuit al- Accused of leges sexual assault, sexually. intentional _ infliction assaulting then- of emotional distress 14-year-old gir, and loss of parental consortiuni. Herman : also represents a Jane Doe No. 2 ane, like Jane Doe, claims Epstein summoned her to his home for . a massage when she was a minor and sexually touched her. Epstein, 55, induced several under age girls to give him sexual massages a et at his Intracoastal home, a Palm Beach Police Department investigation con- cluded. He was indicted in July 2006 on a single count of felony solicitation of prostitution. The case is pending. Jane Does parents separated. two months after she was born at Good Sa- maritan Medical Center, according to court records. The couple’s subsequent divorce has been contentious. Eacli has had primary custody of the girl at various times. The father pleaded guilty to. fed- eral fraud charges in 2001-and was sen- tenced to 21 months i in federal prison, plus three years’ probation. The US. attorney overseeing his prosecution was Guy Lewis. Now in private practice, Lewis was hired by Epstein to defend ' him against the father’s lawsuit filed on behalf of Jane Doe. @larry_keller@pbpost.com Jeyoereyo UOI]BOUISSEID ‘e0INO Bulywugns 290801-ININ-S LE WIN uew yoeeg wed ysurebe ynsme| Sdosp LIS $10 APRALA (mofag soeds ul Bulddijo junoyy JA ‘yoesg Wied Ise 380 yorag Wied sul / gl (‘aye}s pue Ayo ‘“Wededsmou (18-8-§ “Aeuy) OSe-d4 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_021525