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Jul 28, 2023, 9:45:09 PM7/28/23
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Billionaire investor Leon Black is accused of raping teen in Jeffrey
Epstein’s NY townhouse
Allison Morrow
By Allison Morrow, CNN
Updated 6:34 PM EDT, Thu July 27, 2023
Leon Black, the former CEO of Apollo Global Management, has denied
multiple allegations of rape in connection with Jeffrey Epstein's
alleged sex-trafficking ring. Pictured here in 2015.
Leon Black, the former CEO of Apollo Global Management, has denied
multiple allegations of rape in connection with Jeffrey Epstein's
alleged sex-trafficking ring. Pictured here in 2015.
Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg/Getty Images/FILE
New York
CNN
—
A woman is suing the billionaire investor Leon Black, accusing him of
raping her at Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse when she was 16
years old.
The lawsuit describes in gruesome detail the woman’s account of a sexual
assault that left her bleeding and sobbing. Her lawyers say that the
woman, identified as Jane Doe, has autism and a rare form of Down
syndrome that has left her “developmentally… about 12 years old.”
A lawyer for Black, Susan Estrich, said Black has never met the woman
and called the lawsuit “frivolous” and full of “vicious and defamatory
lies.” Estrich also says the suit was “manufactured by the Wigdor law
firm,” which had filed a previous sexual assault complaint against Black
that was eventually thrown out.
A spokesman for Black, Whit Clay, echoed Estrich’s denial, saying the
law firm “has an agenda” and that its credibility has been impugned by
the dismissal of the previous suit.
In response to the vendetta claim, Jeanne M. Christensen, a partner at
Wigdor, said that Black’s “conspiracy theories and finger-pointing are
an obvious attempt to shift the focus away from his heinous acts.”
Black, who is 71, is the co-founder and former CEO of Apollo Global
Management. He left the private equity firm in 2021, shortly after a New
York Times report revealed that he allegedly regularly dined with
Epstein and paid him for consulting and other services. An internal
Apollo investigation that documented his $158 million payment to Epstein
found no wrongdoing.
The latest suit is the third to publicly accuse Black of rape. He has
denied all the allegations. In addition to the case that was thrown out,
another complaint, brought by Cheri Pierson in November, accuses Black
of a violent sexual assault that left her “swollen, torn, and bleeding.”
Epstein died by suicide in prison in 2019 while awaiting trial on
sex-trafficking charges. In the years since, several Wall Street
financiers and other high-profile figures have come under scrutiny from
investigators over their social or professional ties to Epstein.
A New York Medical Examiner's car is parked outside the Metropolitan
Correctional Center where financier Jeffrey Epstein was being held, on
August 10, 2019, in New York. - Epstein has committed suicide in prison
while awaiting trial on charges that he trafficked underage girls for
sex, officials and media reported Saturday, sparking an FBI
investigation. Epstein, a convicted pedophile who befriended numerous
politicians and celebrities over the years, was found unresponsive in
his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center from "an apparent
suicide", the US Department of Justice said. (Photo by Don Emmert / AFP)
(Photo credit should read DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)
NYT: 2 guards slept through Jeffrey Epstein cell checks
02:47 - Source: CNN
Last year, in a pivotal moment in the ongoing investigation into
Epstein’s crimes, his longtime confidante Ghislaine Maxwell was
sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for her role in what prosecutors
called a yearslong scheme to groom and sexually abuse underage girls.
The latest lawsuit was filed in New York federal court on Tuesday, the
same day the Senate Finance Committee said it was investigating whether
Black’s $158 million payment to Epstein was part of a scheme to avoid
paying over $1 billion in federal gift and estate taxes.
Black’s legal team responded to Sen. Ron Wyden, who is leading the
investigation, in a letter shared with CNN saying that Black “declines”
to share additional information with the committee “at this time.”
Black’s spokesperson, Whit Clay, said in a statement to CNN that all the
transactions were lawful and that Black has fully paid all taxes owed to
the government.
Black previously said that he “deeply” regrets his involvement with
Epstein, which he characterized as a professional relationship that
included “estate planning, tax and philanthropic endeavors.”
Epstein pleaded guilty to two state prostitution charges in 2008 and
served 13 months in prison. He was arrested again in 2019 on charges of
sex trafficking minors.
In the lawsuit filed by Jane Doe, lawyers say that she was “shipped off”
in 2002 to New York City to meet Black, whom Doe recalls being
introduced as Epstein’s “special friend.”
According to her lawyers, Epstein introduced her to Black and instructed
her to give him “the same kind of massage that she had to give to
Jeffrey Epstein when he ordered her to.” The lawsuit says that meant the
massage “would involve sexual intercourse and she was expected to strip
naked.”
Black, who is about 6-foot-4 and 300 pounds, according to the lawsuit,
“grabbed her hand so hard that she thought he broke bones,” the lawsuit
says.
The lawsuit describes the woman’s account of being pinned down and
assaulted. It says Black called her “demeaning, shameful, disgusting
names” while forcing himself on her and causing her “unimaginable pain.”
The lawyers are seeking unspecified damages to be determined in trial
for the plaintiff, who is now in her 30s.
Epstein’s NY townhouse
Allison Morrow
By Allison Morrow, CNN
Updated 6:34 PM EDT, Thu July 27, 2023
Leon Black, the former CEO of Apollo Global Management, has denied
multiple allegations of rape in connection with Jeffrey Epstein's
alleged sex-trafficking ring. Pictured here in 2015.
Leon Black, the former CEO of Apollo Global Management, has denied
multiple allegations of rape in connection with Jeffrey Epstein's
alleged sex-trafficking ring. Pictured here in 2015.
Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg/Getty Images/FILE
New York
CNN
—
A woman is suing the billionaire investor Leon Black, accusing him of
raping her at Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse when she was 16
years old.
The lawsuit describes in gruesome detail the woman’s account of a sexual
assault that left her bleeding and sobbing. Her lawyers say that the
woman, identified as Jane Doe, has autism and a rare form of Down
syndrome that has left her “developmentally… about 12 years old.”
A lawyer for Black, Susan Estrich, said Black has never met the woman
and called the lawsuit “frivolous” and full of “vicious and defamatory
lies.” Estrich also says the suit was “manufactured by the Wigdor law
firm,” which had filed a previous sexual assault complaint against Black
that was eventually thrown out.
A spokesman for Black, Whit Clay, echoed Estrich’s denial, saying the
law firm “has an agenda” and that its credibility has been impugned by
the dismissal of the previous suit.
In response to the vendetta claim, Jeanne M. Christensen, a partner at
Wigdor, said that Black’s “conspiracy theories and finger-pointing are
an obvious attempt to shift the focus away from his heinous acts.”
Black, who is 71, is the co-founder and former CEO of Apollo Global
Management. He left the private equity firm in 2021, shortly after a New
York Times report revealed that he allegedly regularly dined with
Epstein and paid him for consulting and other services. An internal
Apollo investigation that documented his $158 million payment to Epstein
found no wrongdoing.
The latest suit is the third to publicly accuse Black of rape. He has
denied all the allegations. In addition to the case that was thrown out,
another complaint, brought by Cheri Pierson in November, accuses Black
of a violent sexual assault that left her “swollen, torn, and bleeding.”
Epstein died by suicide in prison in 2019 while awaiting trial on
sex-trafficking charges. In the years since, several Wall Street
financiers and other high-profile figures have come under scrutiny from
investigators over their social or professional ties to Epstein.
A New York Medical Examiner's car is parked outside the Metropolitan
Correctional Center where financier Jeffrey Epstein was being held, on
August 10, 2019, in New York. - Epstein has committed suicide in prison
while awaiting trial on charges that he trafficked underage girls for
sex, officials and media reported Saturday, sparking an FBI
investigation. Epstein, a convicted pedophile who befriended numerous
politicians and celebrities over the years, was found unresponsive in
his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center from "an apparent
suicide", the US Department of Justice said. (Photo by Don Emmert / AFP)
(Photo credit should read DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)
NYT: 2 guards slept through Jeffrey Epstein cell checks
02:47 - Source: CNN
Last year, in a pivotal moment in the ongoing investigation into
Epstein’s crimes, his longtime confidante Ghislaine Maxwell was
sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for her role in what prosecutors
called a yearslong scheme to groom and sexually abuse underage girls.
The latest lawsuit was filed in New York federal court on Tuesday, the
same day the Senate Finance Committee said it was investigating whether
Black’s $158 million payment to Epstein was part of a scheme to avoid
paying over $1 billion in federal gift and estate taxes.
Black’s legal team responded to Sen. Ron Wyden, who is leading the
investigation, in a letter shared with CNN saying that Black “declines”
to share additional information with the committee “at this time.”
Black’s spokesperson, Whit Clay, said in a statement to CNN that all the
transactions were lawful and that Black has fully paid all taxes owed to
the government.
Black previously said that he “deeply” regrets his involvement with
Epstein, which he characterized as a professional relationship that
included “estate planning, tax and philanthropic endeavors.”
Epstein pleaded guilty to two state prostitution charges in 2008 and
served 13 months in prison. He was arrested again in 2019 on charges of
sex trafficking minors.
In the lawsuit filed by Jane Doe, lawyers say that she was “shipped off”
in 2002 to New York City to meet Black, whom Doe recalls being
introduced as Epstein’s “special friend.”
According to her lawyers, Epstein introduced her to Black and instructed
her to give him “the same kind of massage that she had to give to
Jeffrey Epstein when he ordered her to.” The lawsuit says that meant the
massage “would involve sexual intercourse and she was expected to strip
naked.”
Black, who is about 6-foot-4 and 300 pounds, according to the lawsuit,
“grabbed her hand so hard that she thought he broke bones,” the lawsuit
says.
The lawsuit describes the woman’s account of being pinned down and
assaulted. It says Black called her “demeaning, shameful, disgusting
names” while forcing himself on her and causing her “unimaginable pain.”
The lawyers are seeking unspecified damages to be determined in trial
for the plaintiff, who is now in her 30s.
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