From: "U.S. Department of Justice - VNS" <[email protected]> To: Subject: VNS USAO Court Event Notification for Investigative Case■ Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2019 19:26:31 +0000 Importance: Normal DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. U.S. Department of Justice them District ofN w York July 12, 2019 Re: United States v. Defendant(s) Jeffrey Epstein Case Number 2018R01618 and Court Docket Number 19-CR-00490 Dear The enclosed information is provided by the United States Department of Justice Victim Notification System (VNS). As a victim witness professional, my role is to assist you with information and services during the prosecution of this case. I am contacting you because you were identified by law enforcement as a victim or potential victim during the investigation of the above criminal case. Defendant Jeffrey Epstein was arrested and charged as the result of a criminal investigation conducted by the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York. The main charge is categorized as Project Safe Childhood. Additional information reliardin • the case is set forth below. The lead prosecutors on the case are Victim's Rights Victims of all crimes under federal investigation are entitled to services under the Victims' Rights and Restitution Act (VRRA), including notification of court events. For further details, please refer to Title 34 United States Code section 20141 or the VRRA link posted at https://www.notify.usdoj.gov. Now that charges have been filed in federal court, victims of the charges filed are, in addition, entitled to the following rights, according to the Crime Victims' Rights Act, Title 18 United States Code section 3771: (1) The right to be reasonably protected from the accused; (2) The right to reasonable, accurate, and timely notice of any public court proceeding, or any parole proceeding, involving the crime or of any release or escape of the accused; (3) The right not to be excluded from any such public court