Jane Doe lawsuit against Donald Trump (nonfiction)
The Jane Doe lawsuit against Donald Trump ...
Reporting
"Donald Trump is facing a child rape lawsuit. Why aren't we talking about it?" by Clementine Ford, Sydney Morning Herald: July 4, 2016:
A few weeks ago, a federal lawsuit was filed in the state of New York naming Donald Trump as one of two alleged rapists of a 13 year old girl. Despite the gravity of the allegations, the lawsuit seems to have been largely ignored by mainstream media, with the exception of a very comprehensive piece in the Huffington Post written by Lisa Bloom, an attorney and legal analyst for NBC News.
A brief precis: 'Jane Doe', the plaintiff, alleges that in 1994 she was held as a sex slave in an apartment belonging to Jeffrey Epstein (the second defendant in the case). 'Jane Doe' alleges that on one occasion, Trump tied her to a bed, exposed himself and then "proceeded to forcibly rape" her. When she pleaded with him to stop, she says he struck her in the face and yelled that he would do what he wanted. 'Jane Doe' also alleges that Epstein vaginally and anally raped her following the assault by Trump, physically striking her in the head at one point while screaming at Trump that it was he, rather than Trump, who should have been the one to "take her virginity".
For the record, Trump's lawyer has dismissed the allegations as "categorically untrue, completely fabricated and politically motivated." But as Bloom points out, there are compelling reasons for the mainstream media to at least consider them worthy of reporting. First, there's the fact that Jeffrey Epstein is a convicted pedophile and Level 3 registered sex offender with a preference for underage girls. There is also the matter of his ongoing, documented friendship with Trump - just prior to Epstein's conviction, Trump had this to say about the man he had known for 15 years: "Terrific guy. He's a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side. No doubt about it, Jeffrey enjoys his social life."
But more concerning even than that is the fact that 'Jane Doe' claims to have a witness. 'Tiffany Doe' (both women have, with the court's approval, exercised their right to anonymity for fear of retaliation given the high profile nature of the case) worked for a number of years for Epstein, and says part of her job was to lure underage girls to these aforementioned parties. In documents filed to the court, 'Tiffany Doe' says, "I personally witnessed four sexual encounters that the Plaintiff was forced to have with Mr. Trump during this period, including the fourth of these encounters where Mr. Trump forcibly raped her despite her pleas to stop." She says she continues to live in "mortal fear" of Trump.
- Donald Trump is facing a child rape lawsuit. Why aren't we talking about it? @ Sydney Morning Herald
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