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TERSON ly finding underage girls to pstein and Maxwell also got quaintances. Epstein specifi- r him doing this was so that ald “be in his pocket,” and he n.” I understood that Epstein if he was ever caught doing d escape trouble altogether. ation in support of a motion to mgoing, as of this writing) that scution agreement that Jeffrey vernment. Roberts was seeking e government by two other vic- ion in April of 2015, explaining yending for several years, and it ional plaintiff. yes on for another eight pages, and its, was stricken from the record— urid’ and “unnecessary details” ‘suit against the government, wete a he proceedings. Ghislaine Maxwell called the 7 lies,” after which Roberts filed a 4 ll. In an answer filed in the suit, — s’s “story of abuse at the hands of for financial gain. 138 p CHAPTER 35 Alicia: May 20, 1997 onald Trump's instincts regarding Jeffrey Epstein were — But if the reporters who were beginning to look into Epstein’s mysterious background had dug a bit fur- per, there’s a chance they would have hit pay dirt as well—and not just in Palm Beach. In i i i California, for instance, a paper trail already stretched - from i i the Santa Monica Police Department to Epstein’s front door. In the spring—almost the summer—of 1997, a call came in to - the police. The young woman who placed it—a young actress who'd : = on Baywatch and General Hospital—said she'd been sexu- _ ally assaulted at a trendy hotel called Shutters on the Beach The officer who took the call knew the woman’s name— “Alicia* — 4 and her voice. A week earlier, she’d told him about an ~ Alicia’ identifyi q as name, some identifying details, and dialogue have been changed 139 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_022106