Two of Jeffrey Epstein's close advisers can face victims' claims

Source: Reuters

Two of Jeffrey Epstein's close advisers can face victims' claims

Jonathan Stempel
Mon, August 5, 2024 at 7:37 PM EDT·2 min read

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge said two close advisers to the late Jeffrey Epstein can be sued by victims who accused them of aiding and abetting the disgraced financier's sex trafficking of young women and teenage girls.

U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian in Manhattan rejected arguments by Epstein's former personal lawyer Darren Indyke and former accountant Richard Kahn that victims cannot pursue a class action because many agreed not to sue after settling claims against Epstein's estate.

But the judge put the proposed class action on hold because the release signed by named plaintiff Danielle Bensky covered her claims against Indyke and Kahn.

Bensky said she had been an aspiring dancer before being recruited into Epstein's orbit in 2004.

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