A former financier and associate of Jeffrey Epstein has been sued on allegations that he raped a woman in Epstein’s New York City mansion in Spring 2002, according to court filings.
was sued Monday on allegations that he raped a woman in Epstein’s New York City mansion in spring 2002, according to court filings.the “brutal attack” by Leon Black
“Black had the opportunity and the means to rape Ms. Pierson that day because their meeting was pre-arranged by his close friend and confidant, Epstein,” the lawsuit alleges. Epstein said Black “helps people” and “implied that he may be able to financially ‘help’ Ms. Pierson” with a skin care product she was trying to sell, according to court documents.
The filings say that after Pierson was raped, they left Epstein’s apartment and that outside “Black turned to Pierson and said ‘I am Black.’” “thanks to the passage of the Adult Survivor’s Act, survivors of sexual violence like Ms. Pierson are able to seek the justice they deserve no matter how many years ago their trauma was suffered.”
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