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The Epstein Survivors And Their Lawsuit Against Frederic Fekkai (Part 2) (9/10/26) · The Vault: The Epstein Files

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  Speaker 1: What's up everyone and welcome to another episode of the
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  Speaker 1: Epstein Chronicles. In this episode we're going to pick up
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  Speaker 1: where we left off with the lawsuit filed against Frederick Fokai.
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  Speaker 1: Factual History In or about 2004, when Plaintiff Jane Doe
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  Speaker 1: 1 was approximately 18 years old and continuing thereafter, Epstein
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  Speaker 1: committed gender-motivated violence against her which was enabled by Frederick Fokai,
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  Speaker 1: his entity Frederick Fokai & Company, LLC, and his employee
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  Speaker 1: Patrick Coombs. In or about 2006, when Plaintiff Jane Doe
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  Speaker 1: was a child of approximately 17 years old and continuing thereafter,
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  Speaker 1: Epstein committed gender-motivated violence against her, which was enabled by
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  Speaker 1: Frederick Fekai, his entity Frederick Fekai & Company LLC, and
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  Speaker 1: his employee, Patrick Coombs. In or about 2007, when Plaintiff
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  Speaker 1: Jane Doe III was approximately 19 years old and continuing thereafter,
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  Speaker 1: Epstein committed gender-motivated violence against her, which was enabled by
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  Speaker 1: Frederick Fakai, his entity, Frederick Fakai & Company, LLC, and
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  Speaker 1: his employee, Patrick Coombs. In or about 2001, when Plaintiff
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  Speaker 1: Jane Doe IV was approximately 20 years old, and continuing thereafter,
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  Speaker 1: Epstein committed gender-motivated violence against her, which was enabled by
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  Speaker 1: Frederick Fakai, his entity, Frederick Fakai & Company, LLC, and
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  Speaker 1: his employee, Patrick Coombs. In or about 2004, when Plaintiff
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  Speaker 1: Jane Doe V was was approximately 19 years old and
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  Speaker 1: continuing thereafter, Epstein committed gender-motivated violence against her, which was
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  Speaker 1: enabled by Frederick Fekai, his entity Frederick Fekai & Company, LLC,
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  Speaker 1: and his employee Patrick Coombs. In or about 1996, when
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  Speaker 1: plaintiff Kirstie Ferguson was approximately 16 years old and continuing
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  Speaker 1: thereafter for approximately 20 years, Epstein committed gender-motivated violence against her.
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  Speaker 1: which was enabled by Frederick Fakai, his entity Frederick Fakai
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  Speaker 1: & Company, LLC, and his employee Patrick Coombs. In or
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  Speaker 1: about 2004, when Plaintiff Audra Christensen was approximately 24 years old,
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  Speaker 1: Epstein committed gender-motivated violence against her, which was enabled by
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  Speaker 1: Frederick Fakai, his entity Frederick Fakai & Company, LLC, and
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  Speaker 1: his employee Patrick Coombs. At all times mentioned herein, Frederick
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  Speaker 1: Fakai controlled, owned, managed, and operated an entity known as
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  Speaker 1: Frederick Fakai and Company LLC. At all times mentioned herein,
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  Speaker 1: defendant Frederick Fakai used his entities, employees, and salons for
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  Speaker 1: the purpose of enabling Epstein's acts of gender-motivated violence against
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  Speaker 1: women and minor girls, including plaintiff. At all times mentioned herein,
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  Speaker 1: Frederick Fakai acted within the scope of his employment by
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  Speaker 1: defendant Frederick Fakai and Company LLC when he aided and
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  Speaker 1: abetted Epstein's acts of gender-motivated violence against the plaintiffs. At
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  Speaker 1: all times mentioned herein, Patrick Coombs acted within the scope
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  Speaker 1: of employment by defendant Frederick Fekai and Frederick Fekai and
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  Speaker 1: Company LLC when he aided and abetted Epstein's acts of
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  Speaker 1: gender-motivated violence against plaintiffs. Defendant Frederick Fekai, his entities, his employees,
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  Speaker 1: enabled Epstein's acts of gender-motivated violence against plaintiffs and profited
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  Speaker 1: financially and socially as a result. Defendant Frederick Fekai, his entities,
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  Speaker 1: and employees, enabled Epstein's acts of gender-motivated violence against plaintiffs
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  Speaker 1: in the following ways, which include but were not limited
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  Speaker 1: to furnishing Epstein with a facility and related equipment for
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  Speaker 1: committing sexual abuse of plaintiffs, providing Epstein with a business
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  Speaker 1: location for operating the sex trafficking ring that permitted him
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  Speaker 1: to commit acts of gender-motivated violence against plaintiffs, providing a
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  Speaker 1: location for Epstein and his associates to plan, manage, and
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  Speaker 1: operate Epstein's sex trafficking operation, and acts of gender-motivated violence
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  Speaker 1: against plaintiffs, participating in the grooming process of the sexual abuse,
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  Speaker 1: aiding and abetting the sexual abuse of the plaintiffs, and
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  Speaker 1: providing services to young women at the direction of Epstein
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  Speaker 1: to further control, manipulate, and abuse plaintiffs. Count 1. Violation
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  Speaker 1: of Gender-Motivated Violence Act. Enabling Gender-Motivated Violence. NYC Admin Code
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  Speaker 1: Section 10-1101. As against all defendants. Plaintiffs repeat, reiterate, and
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  Speaker 1: reallege each and every allegation contained in the preceding paragraph
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  Speaker 1: of this complaint as of fully set forth herein, inclusive
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  Speaker 1: with the same force and effects as if hereinafter set
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  Speaker 1: forth at length. At all times mentioned herein, defendant Frederick
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  Speaker 1: Fakai owned, controlled, and operated hair salons located at 712
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  Speaker 1: 5th Avenue, 15 East 57th Street, 601 Madison Avenue, and
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  Speaker 1: 25 East 77th Street. At all times mentioned herein, defendant
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  Speaker 1: Frederick Fakai and Company, LLC, was created and existed for
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  Speaker 1: the purpose of a hair salon and beauty products which
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  Speaker 1: enabled Epstein's acts of gender-motivated violence against women and minor girls,
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  Speaker 1: including plaintiff. At all times mentioned herein, Frederick Fakai was
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  Speaker 1: an employee and chief executive officer of defendant Frederick Fakai
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  Speaker 1: and Company, LLC. At all times mentioned herein, Patrick Coombs
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  Speaker 1: was an employee of defendant Frederick Fakai and and Frederick
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  Speaker 1: Fekai & Co. LLC. At all times mentioned herein, Epstein
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  Speaker 1: assisted in the creation of the entity Frederick Fekai & Co. LLC.
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  Speaker 1: At all times mentioned herein, Frederick Fekai was acting within
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  Speaker 1: the scope of employment of defendant Frederick Fekai & Co.
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  Speaker 1: when he enabled Epstein and others to commit acts of
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  Speaker 1: gender-motivated violence against plaintiffs. At all times mentioned herein, Patrick
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  Speaker 1: Coombs was acting within the scope of employment of defendant
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  Speaker 1: Frederick Fekai & Co. and Frederick Fekai & Company, LLC,
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  Speaker 1: when he enabled Epstein and others to commit acts of
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  Speaker 1: gender-motivated violence against plaintiffs. In violation of the GMVA, defendant
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  Speaker 1: Frederick Fekai, Frederick Fekai & Company, LLC, and Patrick Coombs
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  Speaker 1: enabled Epstein's acts of gender-motivated violence against plaintiffs in the
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  Speaker 1: following ways, which include, but were not limited to, acting
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  Speaker 1: as a fundamental perks machine on behalf of Epstein, furnishing
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  Speaker 1: Epstein with a salon to manipulate, control, and coerce plaintiffs,
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  Speaker 1: providing Epstein with business location for operating the sex trafficking
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  Speaker 1: ring that permitted him to commit acts of gender-motivated violence
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  Speaker 1: against plaintiffs, providing location within Les Wexner's department store for
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  Speaker 1: Epstein and his associates to plan, manage, and operate Epstein's
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  Speaker 1: sex trafficking operation and acts of gender-motivated violence against plaintiffs,
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  Speaker 1: allowing Epstein to control sex trafficking victims, including the plaintiffs,
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  Speaker 1: by grooming them and their appearances to Epstein's liking. participating
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  Speaker 1: in the grooming process of the sexual abuse and acts
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  Speaker 1: of gender-motivated violence against plaintiffs, aiding and abetting in the
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  Speaker 1: sexual abuse and gender-motivated violence against plaintiffs, and providing grooming
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  Speaker 1: services to young women at the direction of Epstein to
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  Speaker 1: further control, manipulate, and abuse plaintiffs, profiting socially and financially
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  Speaker 1: by enabling the sex trafficking of young women, children, and plaintiffs. Therefore,
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  Speaker 1: as a result of the conduct complained herein, Frederick Fekai,
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  Speaker 1: Frederick Fekai & Company, LLC, and Patrick Coombs are liable
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  Speaker 1: to plaintiffs for 1. compensatory and punitive damages, 2. injunctive
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  Speaker 1: and declaratory relief, 3. attorney fees and costs, and 4.
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  Speaker 1: such other relief as the court may deem appropriate. As
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  Speaker 1: a direct and proximate result of Frederick Fekai, Frederick Fekai
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  Speaker 1: & Company, LLC, and Patrick Coombs' violations of the GMVA,
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  Speaker 1: plaintiffs have sustained In the past, and will continue to
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  Speaker 1: sustain in the future, physical injury, pain and suffering, serious
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  Speaker 1: and severe psychological and emotional distress, mental anguish, embarrassment, and humiliation.
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  Speaker 1: As a direct and proximate result of Frederick Fakai, violations
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  Speaker 1: of the GMVA, plaintiffs have incurred medical expenses and other
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  Speaker 1: economic damages and continue to be in physical pain and suffering,
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  Speaker 1: and will now be obliged to expend sums of money
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  Speaker 1: for medical care and attention in an effort to cure
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  Speaker 1: themselves of their injuries. and to alleviate their pain and suffering,
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  Speaker 1: emotional distress, mental anguish, embarrassment, and humiliation. By reason of
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  Speaker 1: the foregoing, plaintiffs were caused to sustain severe and serious
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  Speaker 1: personal injury, a severe shock to their nervous system, and
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  Speaker 1: certain internal injuries, and were caused to suffer severe pain
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  Speaker 1: and mental anguish as a result thereof, and upon information
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  Speaker 1: and belief, these injuries are of a permanent and lasting nature.
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  Speaker 1: That said, plaintiffs were incapacitated from attending their regular activities,
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  Speaker 1: and there was cause to be expanded sums of money
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  Speaker 1: for medical care on their behalf. By reason of the foregoing,
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  Speaker 1: plaintiffs are entitled to compensatory damages from defendants in such
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  Speaker 1: sums as a jury would find fair, just and adequate,
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  Speaker 1: and the plaintiffs are further entitled to punitive and exemplary
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  Speaker 1: damages from defendants in such a sum as a jury
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  Speaker 1: would find fair, just and appropriate to deter said defendants
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  Speaker 1: and others from future similar misconduct. The amount of damages
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  Speaker 1: sought exceeds the jurisdiction of all the lower courts which
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  Speaker 1: would otherwise have jurisdiction. This action falls within the exception
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  Speaker 1: to Article 16 of the CPLR. Wherefore, plaintiffs demand judgment
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  Speaker 1: against defendants in such a sum as a jury would
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  Speaker 1: find fair, adequate, and just. This motion was dated September 1st, 2026,
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  Speaker 1: and it was signed by Jordan K. Merson. All the
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