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HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017818.txt

HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017818.txt

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The document discusses a case involving Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, who have settled a federal civil lawsuit filed by a woman who says she was ordered to have sex with them and other influential individuals when she was in her early 20s.

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The document discusses a case involving Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, who have settled a federal civil lawsuit filed by a woman who says she was ordered to have sex with them and other influential individuals when she was in her early 20s. The woman, Sarah Ransome, claimed that she was recruited and trafficked for sex by the pair in 2006 and 2007. Among those people Ransome claims she was directed to have sex with was Epstein's lawyer, Alan Dershowitz. Dershowitz denies these allegations, saying he never met Ransome nor has he ever had sex with her. The case also discusses a plea deal that gave Epstein federal immunity in 2008 and the settlement of another lawsuit filed by an attorney who represented several women who said they were coerced into sex acts with Epstein when they were underage.

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