Friday, July 12, 2019

What Seems To Be Overlooked In The Jeffrey Epstein Plea Deal

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Two things that I don’t see being discussed in Jeffrey Epstein plea deal.

First because of the secret plea deal other girls got raped! Epstein is pedophile! If he had served more prison time maybe we would not be talking about this because he would have been behind bars.

Second, as a federal prosecutor Alex Acosta was bound by federal law to keep the victim notified about any plea deal before it is heard by a judge and the victim has a right to comment on the deal.

This from Wikipedia (yeah I know Wikipedia is a lousy source but I looked up other sites and it was all legal jargon)
The Crime Victims' Rights Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3771, is part of the United States Justice for All Act of 2004, Pub. L. No. 108-405, 118 Stat. 2260 (effective Oct. 30, 2004). The CVRA enumerates the rights afforded to victims in federal criminal cases.

The Act grants victims the following eight rights:

  1. The right to be reasonably protected from the accused.
  2. The right to reasonable, accurate, and timely notice of any public court proceeding, or any parole proceeding, involving the crime or of any release or escape of the accused.,
  3. The right not to be excluded from any such public court proceeding, unless the court, after receiving clear and convincing evidence, determines that testimony by the victim would be materially altered if the victim heard other testimony at that proceeding.
  4. The right to be reasonably heard at any public proceeding in the district court involving release, plea, sentencing, or any parole proceeding.
  5. The reasonable right to confer with the attorney for the Government in the case.
  6. The right to full and timely restitution as provided in law.
  7. The right to proceedings free from unreasonable delay.
  8. The right to be treated with fairness and with respect for the victim’s dignity and privacy.

The Crime Victims' Rights Act was named for Scott Campbell, Stephanie Roper, Wendy Preston, Louarna Gillis, and Nila Lynn, murder victims whose families were denied some or all of the rights granted by the Act in the course of their cases.
The case in question was from 2008 so the Crime Victims' Rights Act was in effect at the time of the case.

So let’s start focusing also on the victims and the fact that laws were broken on the case along with the sleaze bag backroom deals of the politicians.
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