New York Daily News

Two more women sue Ep’s estate

- BY STEPHEN REX BROWN

Two more women have joined an ongoing lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein’s estate, claiming they were lured into the pervert’s underage sex traffickin­g scheme under the guise of modeling and baby-sitting opportunit­ies.

The women, identified in court papers in Manhattan Federal Court as Jane Doe 3 and Jane Doe 4, join more than a dozen alleged Epstein victims who have filed suit, seeking damages from his $577 million fortune.

Jane Doe 3 said she met the serial sexual predator at a casting call for models in 1990, when she was just 15. Epstein introduced himself as a legitimate photograph­er — but their encounter quickly escalated to sexual abuse, according to the suit. “While Epstein had Jane Doe 3 pinned against the wall, he pulled down his pants and thrusted against her until he ejaculated,” the paperwork reads.

The experience derailed her hopes of becoming a model in New York, the suit says. The woman didn’t realize she’d been a victim of Epstein until he was arrested in July.

Jane Doe 4, meanwhile, said she fell into his trap in 1984 after the fiendish financer rented a Hilton Head, S.C., vacation home through her mother, a real estate agent at the tony beach spot.

Jane Doe 4 was 13 when Epstein hired her as a baby-sitter — though there were no kids around to care for, the lawsuit claims. “In reality, Epstein was supplying a teenage girl alcohol and illicit drugs and subsequent­ly assaulting and violently raping her,” the documents, filed by attorney Lisa Bloom, read.

The women were added to a lawsuit filed by two women who say they were recruited to give Epstein “massages” in 2004 while they both worked as hostesses at The Coffee Shop by Union Square. The rubdowns escalated to sexual assaults, the women say, following a pattern described by many of the sex offender’s victims.

The suit seeks $100 million from Epstein’s estate. An attorney for the estate did not respond to a request for comment. The estate plans to implement an outof-court settlement program for victims.

Epstein, 66, killed himself in August at the Metropolit­an Correction­al Center in Manhattan while awaiting trial for sex traffickin­g.

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