{"id":388107,"date":"2021-12-31T21:38:22","date_gmt":"2021-12-31T18:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ex-epstein-assistant-lesley-groff-wont-face-charges-lawyers\/"},"modified":"2021-12-31T21:38:22","modified_gmt":"2021-12-31T18:38:22","slug":"ex-epstein-assistant-lesley-groff-wont-face-charges-lawyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ex-epstein-assistant-lesley-groff-wont-face-charges-lawyers\/","title":{"rendered":"#Ex-Epstein assistant Lesley Groff won&#8217;t face charges: lawyers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Ex-Epstein assistant Lesley Groff won&#8217;t face charges: lawyers<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A former Jeffrey Epstein assistant who was accused of aiding his sex-trafficking scheme will not face criminal charges for her alleged role in his crimes, her lawyers claim.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A civil suit against the former Epstein executive assistant, Lesley Groff, was also voluntarily dismissed in recent days, her lawyers added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are not surprised that the case was voluntarily dropped. Our hearts truly break for any person victimized by Epstein but the truth is \u2013 Lesley had no knowledge of and no participation in any of the illegal conduct alleged in the lawsuit,\u201d the attorneys, Michael Bachner and Jon Whitcomb, said in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kelsey Kintner, a spokesperson for the firm, added that Groff\u2019s attorneys have been notified that she won\u2019t be criminally charged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLesley\u2019s counsel have also been informed that no criminal charges will be brought against Lesley Groff,\u201d Kintner said in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In October, an anonymous Epstein accuser from Russia said in a suit that Epstein raped her and sexually assaulted her numerous times beginning in 2017, when she was in her early 20s, on the promise that he\u2019d help her get her career off the ground.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/jeffrey-epstein-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682\" alt=\"Jeffrey Epstein\" class=\"wp-image-20674391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/jeffrey-epstein-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/jeffrey-epstein-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/jeffrey-epstein-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/jeffrey-epstein-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Attorneys, Michael Bachner and Jon Whitcomb claim Lesley Groff was not aware of Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s sex trafficking ring.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/lesley_groff.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682\" alt=\"Lesley Groff, a former Jeffrey Epstein executive assistant,\" class=\"wp-image-20674393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/lesley_groff.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/lesley_groff.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/lesley_groff.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/lesley_groff.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>An accuser claims Lesley Groff allegedly booked flights for Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s sex trafficking operation.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">MAX R<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">APP<\/a>\/patrickmcmullan.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>That suit named Groff as a defendant, claiming she booked flights at Epstein\u2019s behest for the accuser to fly from Moscow to Paris and from Europe to the US.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When the suit was filed, Groff\u2019s attorneys said they were confident it would be dismissed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis lawsuit should never have been filed. It does not contain a single factual allegation that Lesley in any way knowingly engaged in any wrongdoing or was aware of any misconduct committed by Jeffrey Epstein,\u201d they wrote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/EpsteinMaxwell.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=683\" alt=\"Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell\" class=\"wp-image-20674389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/EpsteinMaxwell.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/EpsteinMaxwell.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=683 683w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/EpsteinMaxwell.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><figcaption>Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted on five of six counts in her sex trafficking trial.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">SDNY via ZUMA Press Wire<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/lesley-groff2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682\" alt=\"Lesley Groff is seen walking with her dog on Nov. 29, 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-20674394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/lesley-groff2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/lesley-groff2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/lesley-groff2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/lesley-groff2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Lesley Groff is seen walking with her dog on Nov. 29, 2021.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">TheImageDirect.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe are truly confident that the lawsuit will be dismissed by the court,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n<p>Epstein\u2019s longtime confidant and ex-girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, was convicted in Manhattan federal court Wednesday of grooming and trafficking girls for the financier to sexually abuse. <\/p>\n<p>On Friday, a spokesperson for the Southern District of New York, where Maxwell was tried, declined to say if the investigation into Epstein\u2019s associates remained ongoing.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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