PERSON

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 ongoing, as of this writing) that ecution agreement that Jeffrey vernment. Roberts was seeking e government by two other vic- ion in April of 2015, explaining ending for several years, and it

ional plaintiff.

>es on for another eight pages, and
its, was stricken from the record-
urid" and "unnecessary details"
suit against the government, were
he proceedings.

Ghislaine Maxwell called the lies," after which Roberts filed a II. In an answer filed in the suit, s's "story of abuse at the hands of for financial gain.

# CHAPTER 35

## Alicia: May 20, 1997

onald Trump's instincts regarding Jeffrey Epstein were Dsolid solid. But if the reporters who were beginning to look into Epstein's mysterious background had dug a bit fur- ther, there's a chance they would have hit pay dirt as well-and not just in Palm Beach.

In California, for instance, a paper trail already stretched from 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 appeared 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 and her voice. A week earlier, she'd told him about an

* Alicia's name, some identifying details, and dialogue have been changed.

138

139

HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009288
documents/HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009288.jpg
{"people":["jeffrey epstein","ghislaine maxwell","donald trump"]}