Latest / The Vault: The Epstein Files / Six Epstein Survivors Band Together To Sue The Epstein Estate (Part 1) (8/22/26)

Transcript

Six Epstein Survivors Band Together To Sue The Epstein Estate (Part 1) (8/22/26) · The Vault: The Epstein Files

• 0:00
  Speaker 1: What's up everyone, and welcome to another episode of the
• 0:03
  Speaker 1: Epstein Chronicles. In our previous episode, we were talking about
• 0:08
  Speaker 1: the lawsuit that was filed against Darren Indyke, Richard Kahn
• 0:12
  Speaker 1: and the Epstein Estate. Well, in this episode, we're going
• 0:16
  Speaker 1: to take a look at the actual complaint and this
• 0:19
  Speaker 1: lawsuit was filed in the Supreme Court of the State
• 0:23
  Speaker 1: of New York. Plaintiffs Audre Christiansen, Glendy's Espinal, Sarah Martinetti,
• 0:31
  Speaker 1: Janel Dith Romero, mal Gorizada, Lesanwski, and Kirsty Ferguson against
• 0:38
  Speaker 1: Darren k Endyke, Richard D. Con in their capacities as
• 0:42
  Speaker 1: co executors of the estate of Jeffrey Edward Epstein, Darren
• 0:46
  Speaker 1: k Endyke individually and Richard D. Con individually complaint and
• 0:53
  Speaker 1: Jerry Trial demanded plaintiffs by and through their attorney at
• 0:58
  Speaker 1: Mrsan Law pll and as for their verified complaint in
• 1:03
  Speaker 1: the action against defendant Darren ky Endyke and Richard D.
• 1:06
  Speaker 1: Con in their capacities as the co executors of the
• 1:09
  Speaker 1: estate of Jeffrey Edward Epstein, Darren ky Endyke individually, and
• 1:13
  Speaker 1: Richard D. Khn individually collectively, Defendants hereby allege the following,
• 1:19
  Speaker 1: and upon information and belief into all other matters as
• 1:22
  Speaker 1: follows nature of the claims. Jeffrey Edward Epstein was a
• 1:27
  Speaker 1: notorious sexual predator responsible for committing gender motivated violence against
• 1:32
  Speaker 1: hundreds of women and minor girls, including plaintiffs Herein, every
• 1:38
  Speaker 1: one of Epstein's victims was female, conclusively demonstrating that his
• 1:42
  Speaker 1: acts of sexual violence were motivated by gender. As is clear,
• 1:46
  Speaker 1: Epstein's conduct against plaintiffs constituted gender and motivated violence, which
• 1:51
  Speaker 1: resulted in severe and protracted pain and suffering for the plaintiffs.
• 1:57
  Speaker 1: Two Defendant, Darren ky Endyke and Richard D. Kon On
• 2:00
  Speaker 1: each played critical roles in enabling Epstein's acts of gender
• 2:03
  Speaker 1: motivated violence against plaintiffs by providing Epstein the necessary financial
• 2:09
  Speaker 1: and legal support for a sex trafficking operation by which
• 2:12
  Speaker 1: plaintiffs were victimized. Three Defendant Darren ky Endyke, Richard D.
• 2:17
  Speaker 1: Con and Epstein jointly and collectively conspired with each other
• 2:22
  Speaker 1: to commit acts of gender motivated violence against plaintiffs by creating, managing, operating, funding,
• 2:28
  Speaker 1: and recruiting victims and associates for Epstein's sex Trafficking operation, venue, jurisdiction,
• 2:36
  Speaker 1: and timelines. This action is brought under the General Motivated
• 2:40
  Speaker 1: Violence Protection Act herein GMVA, New York City Administrative Code,
• 2:46
  Speaker 1: Section ten DASH eleven oh one. On January twenty ninth,
• 2:49
  Speaker 1: twenty twenty six, an amendment to the GMVA, Introduction one
• 2:54
  Speaker 1: two nine seven Dash A here and after Intro twelve
• 2:57
  Speaker 1: ninety seven was enacted by the New York City Council.
• 3:01
  Speaker 1: This amendment D two allows survivors of gender motivated violence
• 3:05
  Speaker 1: who are harmed prior to January ninth, twenty twenty two,
• 3:09
  Speaker 1: the file suit against their abuser and any other individual
• 3:12
  Speaker 1: or entity who enabled the conduct of set abuser within
• 3:16
  Speaker 1: eighteen months of Intro. Twelve ninety seven's enactment on January
• 3:21
  Speaker 1: twenty ninth, twenty twenty six. As such, this action is
• 3:24
  Speaker 1: timely under Intro twelve ninety seven. Further, the GMVA is
• 3:30
  Speaker 1: not preempted by any other law because it addresses all
• 3:33
  Speaker 1: lacks of gender motivated violence, not merely conduct that constitutes
• 3:37
  Speaker 1: a violation of the penal law. The Child Victims Act.
• 3:41
  Speaker 1: Pursuant to New York City Practice Law and Rules, Section
• 3:44
  Speaker 1: two fourteen G an Adult Survivors Act. New York CPLR.
• 3:50
  Speaker 1: Section two fourteen j revived common law assault battery, negligence,
• 3:54
  Speaker 1: and negligent hiring, retention and supervision causes of action, while
• 3:59
  Speaker 1: the GMV Intro twelve ninety seven revived the cause of
• 4:02
  Speaker 1: action pursuant to the GMVA for gender motivated violence and
• 4:07
  Speaker 1: includes explicit provisions for punitive damages, attorney fees, and injunctive
• 4:12
  Speaker 1: relief that the CVA and ASA do not. On July ninth,
• 4:17
  Speaker 1: twenty twenty six, the Supreme Court of New York County
• 4:20
  Speaker 1: held that if it was evident upon both a plane
• 4:23
  Speaker 1: reading and examination of the purpose of the subject statutes
• 4:26
  Speaker 1: and local law, that GMVPA, which created a new civil
• 4:30
  Speaker 1: rights cause of action where none existed at the time,
• 4:34
  Speaker 1: it was not and was not intended to be preempted
• 4:37
  Speaker 1: by two revival statutes that were directed towards sexual assault
• 4:41
  Speaker 1: cases of action. Deduce verse Endyke, New York Supreme Court,
• 4:46
  Speaker 1: July ninth, twenty twenty six. This Court has personal jurisdiction
• 4:52
  Speaker 1: over the estate of Jeffrey Epstein pursuant to New York
• 4:55
  Speaker 1: cpl R. Section three oh one and three zero two
• 4:58
  Speaker 1: Venue is proper in this cour pursuant to CPLR. Section
• 5:02
  Speaker 1: five oh three, because at all times herein mentioned, a
• 5:05
  Speaker 1: substantial part of the acts and omissions alleged here in
• 5:09
  Speaker 1: occurred in New York County, in the City of New York,
• 5:12
  Speaker 1: and defendant Richard A. Kahn is domiciled in New York
• 5:15
  Speaker 1: County in the City of New York. Furthermore, any statute
• 5:20
  Speaker 1: of limitations that would otherwise apply to Plaintiff's claims herein
• 5:24
  Speaker 1: is told in accord with a doctrine of equitable estoppel
• 5:27
  Speaker 1: as based on the deception, duress, fraud, or threats or retaliation,
• 5:32
  Speaker 1: and misconduct at Epstein and his co conspirators used to
• 5:36
  Speaker 1: silence his victims, including plaintiffs. At a minimum, the same
• 5:39
  Speaker 1: conduct by Epstein and his associates deprived plaintiffs of their
• 5:43
  Speaker 1: legal rights and an opportunity to commence this lawsuit prior
• 5:47
  Speaker 1: to Epstein's death in August of twenty nineteen. Accordingly, defendants
• 5:52
  Speaker 1: or equitably stopped from asserting a statute of limitations. Defense parties.
• 5:58
  Speaker 1: Plaintiff Audre Christensen is a resident of the state of Florida.
• 6:02
  Speaker 1: Plaintiff Glendye's espinal is a resident of the State of
• 6:06
  Speaker 1: New York. Plaintiff Sarah Martinetti is a resident of the
• 6:10
  Speaker 1: State of New York. Plaintiff Jendelith Romero is a resident
• 6:15
  Speaker 1: of the State of New Jersey. Mel Grzata Lesanuski is
• 6:20
  Speaker 1: a resident of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Plaintiff Christy Ferguson
• 6:25
  Speaker 1: is a resident of the State of Connecticut. Upon information
• 6:29
  Speaker 1: and belief, defendants or successor is an interest and or
• 6:32
  Speaker 1: obligers to Epstein's assets, liabilities, obligations, responsibilities, and or wrongful
• 6:39
  Speaker 1: and or unlawful conduct as set forth herein. Defendant Darren
• 6:44
  Speaker 1: Kayan Dyke, a resident and domicilary of Florida, is sued
• 6:48
  Speaker 1: individually and in his capacity as appointed executor of the
• 6:52
  Speaker 1: estate of Jeffrey Edward Epstein. Defendant Richard D. Conn a
• 6:57
  Speaker 1: resident of New York, is sued individually in his capacity
• 7:01
  Speaker 1: as appointed executor of the estate of Jeffrey Edward Epstein.
• 7:05
  Speaker 1: Factual history in or about two thousand and four continuing thereafter,
• 7:11
  Speaker 1: when Plaintiff Audre Christensen was approximately twenty four years old,
• 7:15
  Speaker 1: Epstein committed gender motivated violence against her on multiple occasions
• 7:20
  Speaker 1: described below. In New York in or about two thousand
• 7:23
  Speaker 1: and five, and continuing thereafter. When plaintiff Glendy's Espinal was
• 7:27
  Speaker 1: a child of approximately sixteen years old, Epstein committed gender
• 7:32
  Speaker 1: motivated violence against her on multiple occasions, as described below
• 7:36
  Speaker 1: in New York, New York in or about two thousand
• 7:40
  Speaker 1: and three, and continuing thereafter. When plaintiff Sarah Martinetti was
• 7:44
  Speaker 1: approximately nineteen years old, Epstein committed gender motivated violence against
• 7:49
  Speaker 1: her on many occasions, as described below in New York,
• 7:53
  Speaker 1: New York in or about two thousand and five, continuing thereafter.
• 7:57
  Speaker 1: When plaintiff Jendolith Romero was a child of approximately sixteen
• 8:02
  Speaker 1: years old, Epstein committed gender motivated violence against her on
• 8:06
  Speaker 1: many occasions, as described below in New York, New York
• 8:11
  Speaker 1: in or about two thousand and one, and continuing thereafter.
• 8:14
  Speaker 1: When Plaintiff mal Gorzada Lesunwski was approximately twenty years old,
• 8:19
  Speaker 1: Epstein committed gender and motivated violence against her on multiple occasions,
• 8:24
  Speaker 1: as described below in New York, New York in or
• 8:27
  Speaker 1: about two thousand and continuing thereafter. When plaintiff Christy Ferguson
• 8:32
  Speaker 1: was approximately nineteen years old, Epstein committed gender motivated violence
• 8:36
  Speaker 1: against her on multiple occasions, as described below. In New York,
• 8:41
  Speaker 1: New York, Defendant Darren kay and Dyke served as Epstein's
• 8:45
  Speaker 1: longtime personal attorney and enabled and conspired with Epstein and
• 8:49
  Speaker 1: defended Richard Kahn to commit acts of gender motivated violence.
• 8:53
  Speaker 1: Defendant Darren ky and Dyke was a de facto legal
• 8:56
  Speaker 1: and financial manager of Epstein's sex trafficking operation. Defendant Darren
• 9:01
  Speaker 1: ky Endyke enabled and conspired with Epstein to commit acts
• 9:05
  Speaker 1: of gender motivated violence against plaintiffs, including, but not limited to,
• 9:10
  Speaker 1: managing and facilitating the financial transactions of epstein sex trafficking operation,
• 9:15
  Speaker 1: sufficiently capitalizing the sex trafficking operation so that Epstein could
• 9:20
  Speaker 1: continue to commit his acts of gender motivated violence against plaintiffs,
• 9:25
  Speaker 1: funding the facilities where Epstein sexually abused plaintiffs, managing and
• 9:30
  Speaker 1: serving as a signatory on the bank accounts that Epstein
• 9:33
  Speaker 1: used to fund his acts of gender motivated violence against plaintiffs,
• 9:39
  Speaker 1: advising Epstein on how to commit acts of gender motivated
• 9:42
  Speaker 1: violence against plaintiffs, and counseling Epstein on general financial and
• 9:46
  Speaker 1: legal matters pertaining to his sex trafficking operation for decades.
• 9:51
  Speaker 1: Defendant Darren Kyendike had only one client, Jeffrey Epstein. That
• 9:56
  Speaker 1: relationship came with perks. For instance, Epstein paid for defendant
• 10:01
  Speaker 1: Darren kay Indyke's New York apartment at three oh one
• 10:04
  Speaker 1: East sixty sixth Street in exchange. Defended Darren ky Indyke
• 10:08
  Speaker 1: enabled and conspired with Epstein to sexually abuse women in
• 10:12
  Speaker 1: that apartment. Defendant Richard D. Kon was a de facto
• 10:16
  Speaker 1: financial manager of Epstein's trafficking operation. Defendant Dcon served as
• 10:22
  Speaker 1: Epstein's longtime personal accountant. Defendant Richard Khan likewise enabled and
• 10:27
  Speaker 1: conspired with Epstein to commit acts of gender and motivated violence.
• 10:31
  Speaker 1: For instance, when Epstein tried to secure immigration papers for
• 10:35
  Speaker 1: a victim of his sex trafficking operation to keep her
• 10:37
  Speaker 1: in the US, defendant Richard A. Khan prepared a sham
• 10:41
  Speaker 1: letter for Epstein to submit to US immigration officials, wherein
• 10:46
  Speaker 1: Defendant Richard Khan lyede that the victim was married to
• 10:49
  Speaker 1: an American woman who was also a victim of Epstein's
• 10:52
  Speaker 1: sex abuse. As The Wall Street Journal reported, it was
• 10:56
  Speaker 1: Khan the trusted accountant and in Dyke the loyal lawyer,
• 11:00
  Speaker 1: who kept the engine running for years with their financial
• 11:03
  Speaker 1: and legal maneuvers. Defendant Richard D. Kon and defendant Darren
• 11:07
  Speaker 1: k Indyke created or were officers of entities that obscured
• 11:11
  Speaker 1: transactions to hide Epstein's conduct and enable u sex trafficking
• 11:14
  Speaker 1: and abuse to continue. Khan managed the expenses and in
• 11:19
  Speaker 1: Dyke withdrew cash and amounts that didn't trigger federal reporting
• 11:23
  Speaker 1: and push to relax travel restrictions that came with Epstein's
• 11:26
  Speaker 1: sex offender status. Both explained to wate suspicious transactions in
• 11:31
  Speaker 1: Epstein's accounts when banks asked questions. Defendant Richard Dcon provided
• 11:36
  Speaker 1: cash and log costs for Epstein and things that were
• 11:39
  Speaker 1: covering doctor's visits and rent, as well as lingerie from
• 11:43
  Speaker 1: Victoria's secret and haircuts at Frederick Vocai. Khan also repaired
• 11:48
  Speaker 1: tax returns for some of the women and provided detailed
• 11:51
  Speaker 1: spending reports on them at Epstein's request. All right, folks,
• 11:55
  Speaker 1: we're gonna wrap up with episode one right there, and
• 11:57
  Speaker 1: in the next episode dealing with the topic, we're going
• 11:59
  Speaker 1: to pay up where we left off. All the information
• 12:02
  Speaker 1: that goes with this episode can be found in the
• 12:05
  Speaker 1: description box.