"A woman who says she was abused by convicted sex offender and alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein at 17 is preparing to file a lawsuit against the dead financier's estate after the New York City Council on Tuesday passed legislation reopening a one-year window for survivors of gender-motivated violence to bring civil claims."
"Karine Silva, who publicly disclosed for the first time last month that she was abused by Epstein, told amNewYork on Tuesday that she was introduced to Epstein by a friend at age 17 with the promise of a job as a masseuse at his Upper East Side townhouse. Instead, she said, sexual abuse occurred."
"I wasn't ready to come out, and I wasn't aware that the statute of limitations was something that was going to stop me from seeking justice, she said."
Karine Silva says she was introduced to Jeffrey Epstein at age 17 with the promise of a job as a masseuse and that sexual abuse occurred around 2000. The New York City Council passed legislation reopening a one-year window for survivors of gender-motivated violence to bring civil claims. Silva, now 42 and a mother of two, intends to file suit against Epstein's estate after previously being blocked by the statute of limitations. Attorney Jordan Merson represents multiple victims and Silva contacted his office after encountering legal barriers. The account references other Epstein accusers and past litigation and deaths.
Read at www.amny.com
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