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Case 1:22-cv-10019-JSR Document 36 Filed 01/13/23 Page 61 of 130 capacity as an officer and employee of JP Morgan. All of the information contained in those emails is imputed to JP Morgan, including information about sexual and related topics. These emails show, among other things, the close personal relationship between Epstein and Staley, that Epstein and Staley communicated and visited while Epstein was incarcerated, and that Staley visited Epstein's private island on multiple occasions. 234. Despite knowledge of Epstein's illegal trafficking operation and the fact that one of JP Morgan's top executives being so in bed with the operation, JP Morgan continued to aid Epstein in his sex trafficking enterprise. 235. JP Morgan, through its agents and employees such as Staley, had direct and specific knowledge that Epstein was operating a sex-trafficking venture and that he needed extraordinary banking infastructure from JP Morgan to successfully operate that illegal venture. 236. JP Morgan also knew that Sarah Kellen and Nadia Marcinkova, women with Epstein-facilitated bank accounts at JP Morgan whom Staley knew well, were involved in the trafficking. 237. Importantly, in January 2007, in the heart of the federal criminal investigation, Epstein trafficked Jane Doe 1 to the U.S. Virgin Islands where she was repeatedly raped. Not coincidentally, she was taken on Epstein's private jet—the same one Staley traveled on—with Sarah Kellen and Nadia Marcinkova, the same 61 EFTA00162181
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Case 1:22-cv-10019-JSR Document 36 Filed 01/13/23 Page 62 of 130 JP Morgan account-holding passengers Staley traveled with and who were identified by the U.S. Government as Epstein's criminal co-conspirators. 238. JP Morgan also knew from the press that Epstein was a registered sex offender who was always surrounded by young girls. Even so, JP Morgan conspired with Epstein to assist him to operate the financial side of the sex-trafficking scheme. 239. JP Morgan knew, through Staley and other information, without any doubt that Epstein was a serial abuser and that sex-trafficking was his everyday lifestyle. JP Morgan also knew that without the bank's complicity, Epstein could not pay for commercial sex acts, for co-conspirators, for his co-conspirators' lawyers, for his own legal dream team, or for his private planes to traffic women to his New York mansion and island to abuse. 240. Numerous of Epstein's co-conspirators had JP Morgan accounts tied to Epstein accounts. During the time when Kellen and Marcinkova were publicly outed as co-conspirators of Epstein's, they each had JP Morgan accounts that were noted as Epstein-related accounts, putting JP Morgan on clear notice that the criminal organization Epstein was running through the bank was an expansive one of sexual abuse and trafficking. 241. MC2, the Epstein/Brunel modeling agency that was used to expand the trafficking scheme internationally, was funded through JP Morgan loans on Epstein accounts. This agency was started at a time when Brunel had already been publicly 62 EFTA00162182
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Case 1:22-cv-10019-JSR Document 36 Filed 01/13/23 Page 63 of 130 ostracized from other known modeling agencies because he was a child sex abuser, a fact which JP Morgan was aware. 242. All of Epstein's connections that were known to in) Morgan were either very wealthy individuals, companies that had no verifiable legitimate purpose, internationally known sex-abusing model scouts, publicly identified co-conspirators in the Epstein sex trafficking operation the crimes of which were identified in a public non-prosecution agreement, and young women and girls who could not possibly have a legal and legitimate connection to Epstein. JP Morgan knew all of this against the backdrop of their client—Epstein—having no professional expertise or legitimate business with legitimate banking needs. 243. JP Morgan worked with Epstein to open new accounts in the name of companies that had no plausible legitimate purpose, move money from one account to another to mask payments to sexual abuse victims or co-conspirators, make wire transfers to trafficking recruiters, and worked with Epstein's agents to make his sex trafficking conspiracy less obvious to law enforcement authorities and others. 244. It is well known—and JP Morgan did know—that a large number of cash transactions by a customer can be an indicator of criminal activity generally and sex trafficking in particular, and JP Morgan knew Epstein was a sex trafficker constantly needing access to large amounts of cash. 245. Payments to victims of sex trafficking are often made in cash to avoid 63 EFTA00162183
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Case 1:22-cv-10019-JSR Document 36 Filed 01/13/23 Page 64 of 130 leaving a "paper trail" for law enforcement or other investigators to follow. 246. Forced sexual exploitation of victims has been estimated to generate approximately $100 billion in yearly illicit profits, according to a recent study (2018) by the Financial Action Task Force entitled "Financial Flows from Human Trafficking." 247. Given the illegal nature of sex trafficking, individuals perpetrating the crime, as well as laundering the proceeds of that crime, may be identifiable by observing financial transactions and information obtained by financial institutions in the course of conducting their customer due diligence and the behavior of offenders. 248. Sex trafficking organizations have the need for large amounts of cash because many illegal transactions are often necessary to keep the organization functioning. The techniques that financial institutions use to detect other criminal enterprises using their accounts can also be employed to detect sex trafficking. For example, sex trafficking organizations often use assets for money laundering (such as cash, real estate, cars, etc.) that other criminal organizations use. 249. Sex trafficking organizations may also make cash deposits and withdrawals below customer identification thresholds to avoid triggering additional scrutiny or bank reporting requirements. Sex trafficking organizations may also use multiple accounts to disguise the nature of their illegal transactions, thereby "laundering" the funds involved. 64 EFTA00162184
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Case 1:22-cv-10019-JSR Document 36 Filed 01/13/23 Page 65 of 130 250. One indicator of sex trafficking can be media coverage of an account holder's activities relating to sex trafficking. 251. Another indicator of sex trafficking can be recurring payments for transportation of logistics service in the late night or early morning. A similar indicator can be significant payments for transportation or logistics (car rental, taxi, and ride sharing service transactions). 4. Epstein used JP Morgan accounts for the sex-trafficking venture, and JP Morgan knowingly and directly benefits from the venture. 252. Over the course of the relationship, Epstein and his representatives used JP Morgan accounts to send dozens of wires, directly and indirectly, to co- conspirators in the sex-trafficking venture. 253. Over the course of the relationship, Epstein and his representatives also obtained vast sums of cash from JP Morgan to fund the sex-trafficking venture. 254. JP Morgan was aware that the recipients of some of these wire transfers and cash described in the previous paragraphs were to Epstein's co-conspirators and that the wire and cash transfers were in furtherance of the Epstein sex-trafficking venture. 255. JP Morgan was aware that known co-conspirators of Epstein also had JP Morgan accounts. 256. Epstein used JP Morgan accounts to pay, through wire transfers and in cash, for coerced commercial sex acts by Jane Doe 1 and other Class Members. 65 EFTA00162185
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Case 1:22-cv-10019-JSR Document 36 Filed 01/13/23 Page 66 of 130 257. Given JP Morgan's knowledge about Epstein's past sex trafficking, its continuation of its financial relationship with Epstein was, at a minimum, in reckless disregard of the fact that Epstein was using means of force, threats of force, fraud, coercion (and a combination of such means) to cause Epstein's victims to engage in commercial sex acts. 258. If a financial institution decides to do business with a high-risk client, that institution is required to conduct due diligence commensurate with that risk and to tailor its transaction monitoring to detect suspicious or unlawful activity based on what the risk is. JP Morgan knowingly, intentionally, deliberately, and maliciously failed to do so with regard to its relationship with Epstein. 259. JP Morgan was well aware not only that Epstein had pled guilty and served prison time for engaging in sex with a minor but also that there were public allegations that his conduct was facilitated by several named co-conspirators. 260. Despite its knowledge, JP Morgan deliberately did little or nothing to inquire into or block numerous payments to named co-conspirators, and to or on behalf of numerous young women, or to inquire how Epstein was using hundreds of thousands of dollars per year in cash. JP Morgan intentionally failed to conduct this basic inquiry, knowing that an inquiry would reveal the sex-trafficking scheme. Instead, it chose to continue to financially benefit from its relationship with Epstein and his co-conspirators. 66 EFTA00162186
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261. Hush money, financial compensation to recruiters, and compensation
to victims was integral to Epstein's scheme, without which his sex-trafficking
conspiracy could not effectively operate. The ability to send wire transfers and cash
to young females was critical to Epstein's ability to coerce his victims into
commercial sex acts.
262. Suspicious wire transfers and withdrawals of millions of dollars in cash
are basic hallmarks of any major criminal enterprise. A bank that would allow
Epstein to operate in this blatant criminal fashion was necessary for him to continue
to operate his sex-trafficking conspiracy and for the continued abuse of hundreds of
young women.
263. In January 2013 — the year JP Morgan terminated Epstein's accounts—
the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC") entered into a consent order
with JP Morgan regarding deficiencies in the bank's overall program for BSA/AML
compliance. The OCC found that JP Morgan failed to develop adequate due
diligence on customers and failed to comply with federal banking regulations. In
fact, the OCC noted that JP Morgan "failed to identify significant volumes of
suspicious activity."2
264. Before JP Morgan became Epstein's banker, Epstein was only able to
2
See
NYSDFA
Consent
Order
at
2-4
(Jan.
14,
2013),
https://occ.treas.govinews-issuances/news-releases/2013/nr-occ-2013-8a.pdf.
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Case 1:22-cv-10019-JSR Document 36 Filed 01/13/23 Page 68 of 130 abuse young women sporadically and in fear of being caught. Once JP Morgan became Epstein's banker, it eliminated that fear, agreeing and conspiring with Epstein to ensure that the suspicious money trail that would reveal Epstein's operation would be concealed. 265. JP Morgan's desire to maintain its profitable relationship with Epstein led it to avoid taking steps that would have documented its involvement in Epstein's sex-trafficking venture. 266. JP Morgan knowingly and intentionally benefited financially and in other ways from its participation in Epstein's sex-trafficking venture, with knowledge, or with reckless disregard of the fact, that Epstein used means of force, threats of force, fraud, and coercion (and combinations thereof) to force young women and girls into engaging in commercial sex acts. 267. As recounted throughout this complaint, JP Morgan financially benefited by earning millions of dollars from its participation in the Epstein-sex- trafficking venture. The benefits that JP Morgan received came directly from its participation in the sex-trafficking venture and because of its participation in that venture. In other words, there was a causal relationship between JP Morgan's conduct furthering Epstein's sex-trafficking venture and its receipt of the financial benefits with actual (and constructive) knowledge of that causal relationship. 268. By facilitating and financing Epstein's commercial sex acts in interstate 68 EFTA00162188
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Case 1:22-cv-10019-JSR Document 36 Filed 01/13/23 Page 69 of 130 and foreign commerce, JP Morgan earned interest, commissions, fees, and other financial benefits directly from its connection with Epstein, Epstein-related entities, and others acting in concert with Epstein. Epstein provided those financial benefits to JP Morgan precisely because it was facilitating his sex-trafficking venture—and JP Morgan knew that was the reason that Epstein was providing them with those financial benefits. 269. JP Morgan benefited by receiving things of value from its participation in the Epstein sex-trafficking venture. Among the various things of value it received were (1) connections with Jeffrey Epstein, his co-conspirators, and his wealthy friends and associates; (2) additional deposits from Epstein, his co-conspirators, and his wealthy friends and associates; (3) the opportunity to earn financial benefits from the funds that had been deposited with it. JP Morgan knowingly and intentionally received these things of value as a direct result of its participation in the Epstein sex- trafficking venture and because it was furthering Epstein's sex-trafficking venture. 270. JP Morgan knowingly and intentionally financed Epstein's illegal sex- trafficking venture. JP Morgan knew that if it did not finance Epstein's illegal sex- trafficking venture, then it would lose valuable Epstein-related accounts. Faced with the choice between profiting from Epstein's sex-trafficking venture or following the law, JP Morgan chose to profit. 271. In violation of various banking laws and regulations, including various 69 EFTA00162189
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Case 1:22-cv-10019-JSR Document 36 Filed 01/13/23 Page 70 of 130 "Know Your Customer" and anti-structuring laws, JP Morgan regularly authorized cash withdrawals and deposits for the Epstein sex-trafficking venture, which allowed Epstein, his co-conspirators, and those they directed to conduct the business of the sex-trafficking venture. 272. JP Morgan's knowing and intentional banking law violations allowed Epstein and his various corporations to stay "under the radar" and continue the sex trafficking operation without close scrutiny or interference. 273. Among the young women and girls whose sex trafficking and sex abuse JP Morgan participated in, benefited from, aided and abetted, and furthered were Jane Doe 1 and the Class Members. D. The Statute of Limitations 274. The statute of limitations under the TVPA is ten years after the cause of action arose, or ten years after the victim reaches eighteen years of age, if the victim was a minor at the time of the alleged offense. 18 U.S.C. § 1595(c)(1), (2). The TVPA causes of actions for Jane Doe 1, and the other Class Members, arose within ten years of the filing of this complaint. Epstein's sex-trafficking venture constituted a criminal conspiracy and a sex-trafficking venture that operated continuously from around 1998, through and including September 2013, and up to and following Epstein's death in 2019. The conspiracy and venture undertook criminal actions in violation of the TVPA throughout those years, including 2013 70 EFTA00162190
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and after, thereby automatically bringing all actions in furtherance of the conspiracy
and venture within TVPA's statute of limitations.
275. The New York Adult Survivors Act has opened up a one-year revival
window for the statute of limitations regarding intentional and negligent torts
connected to violations of the New York Penal Law Chapter 130. See New York
State, Governor Hochul Signs Adult Survivors Act, Governor Kathy Hochul (May
24,
2022),
https://wvvw.governor.ny.govinews/governor-hochul-signs-adult-
survivors-act ("For many survivors, it may take years to come to terms with the
trauma of sexual assault and feel ready to seek just.").
VI. CLASS ACTION ALLEGATIONS
276. Jane Doe 1 brings this action pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil
Procedure 23(b)(3) and 23(c)(4) on behalf of herself and the following Class:
All women who were sexually abused or trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein during
the time when JP Morgan maintained bank accounts for Epstein and/or
Epstein related-entities, which included January 1, 1998, through in or about
August 2013, both dates inclusive, and continuing to the time of Epstein's
death on August 10, 2019 (the "Class Period").
277. Jane Doe 1 reserves the right to seek leave to modify this definition,
including the addition of one or more subclasses, after having the opportunity to
conduct discovery.
278. Numerosity: The Class consists of dozens of women, making joinder
impracticable, in satisfaction of Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(a)(1). The exact size of the Class
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Case 1:22-cv-10019-JSR Document 36 Filed 01/13/23 Page 72 of 130 and the identities of the individual Class members are ascertainable through records maintained by the Epstein Estate and JP Morgan, including but not limited to JP Morgan's records for Epstein-related accounts (e.g., account ledgers reflecting payments from Epstein to Class members). 279. Typicality: Jane Doe 1's claims are typical of the claims of the other Class members she seeks to represent. The claims of Jane Doe 1 and the other Class members are based on the same legal theories and arise from the same unlawful pattern and practice of JP Morgan's participation in, conspiring to join in, and funding of the Epstein's sexual abuse and Epstein's sex-trafficking venture. 280. Commonality: There are many questions of law and fact common to the claims of Jane Doe 1 and the other Class members, and those questions predominate over any questions that may affect only individual Class members, within the meaning of Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(a)(2) and (b)(3). Class treatment of common issues under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(c)(4) will materially advance the litigation. 281. Common questions of fact and law affecting Class members include, but are not limited to, the following: a. Whether the Epstein sex-trafficking venture and conspiracy caused its victims to engage in commercial sex acts in violation of Trafficking Victims Protection Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a)(1); b. Whether the Epstein sex-trafficking venture and conspiracy recruited, 72 EFTA00162192
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Case 1:22-cv-10019-JSR Document 36 Filed 01/13/23 Page 73 of 130 enticed, solicited, harbored, provided, obtained, and transported victims in ways that were in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce; c. Whether Epstein and his co-conspirators used means of force, fraud, coercion, and abuse of legal process, or a combination of such means, to sexually abuse the victims and to cause victims to engage in commercial sex acts; d. Whether JP Morgan knowingly and intentionally assisted, facilitated, and supported the Epstein sex-trafficking venture's pattern and practice of coercively forcing victims to engage in commercial sex acts; e. Whether JP Morgan benefited financially or by receiving things of value from its participation in a venture which has engaged in sex trafficking in violation of TVPA, 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a)(1); f. Whether JP Morgan knew or should have known that the Epstein sex- trafficking venture had engaged in violations of the TVPA, 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a); g. Whether JP Morgan was part of conspiracy to violate 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a), in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1594(c); and h. Whether JP Morgan committed intentional and negligent acts or omissions that facilitated sexual abuse which would constitute a sexual offense as defined in article 130 of New York Penal Law committed 73 EFTA00162193
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Case 1:22-cv-10019-JSR Document 36 Filed 01/13/23 Page 74 of 130 against such persons who were eighteen years of age or older. 282. Absent a class action, most of the Class members would find the cost of litigating their claims to be cost-prohibitive and will have no effective remedy. The class treatment of common questions of law and fact is also superior to multiple individual actions or piecemeal litigation, in that it conserves the resources of the courts and the litigants and promotes consistency and efficiency of adjudication. 283. Adequacy: Jane Doe I will fairly and adequately represent and protect the interests of the other Class members she seeks to represent. Jane Doe 1 has retained counsel with substantial experience in prosecuting complex litigation and class actions. Jane Doe 1 and her counsel are committed to vigorously prosecuting this action on behalf of the other Class members and have the financial resources to do so. Neither Jane Doe 1 nor her counsel have any interests adverse to those of the other Class members. 284. This action has been brought and may properly be maintained as a class action against JP Morgan pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure because there is a well-defined community of interest in the litigation and the proposed Class is easily ascertainable from JP Morgan's records. 285. Superiority: A class action is superior to all other available methods for the fair and efficient adjudication of this controversy because: a. Joinder of all Class Members is impracticable; 74 EFTA00162194
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Case 1:22-cv-10019-JSR Document 36 Filed 01/13/23 Page 75 of 130 b. The prosecution of individual remedies by members of the Class will tend to establish inconsistent standards of conduct for JP Morgan and result in the impairment of Class Member's rights and the disposition of their interests through actions to which they were not parties; c. Class action treatment will permit a large number of similarly-situated persons to prosecute their common claims in a single forum simultaneously, efficiently, and without the unnecessary duplication of effort and expense that numerous individual actions would engender; d. Absent a class action, Class Members will continue to suffer losses and be aggrieved and JP Morgan will escape liability for its criminal and tortious conduct and be able to continue to violate New York and federal law without remedy; e. Class treatment of this action will cause an orderly and expeditious administration of class claims, economies of time, effort and expense will be fostered, and uniformity of decisions will be ensured; f. Jane Doe 1 and her counsel are unaware of any class action brought against JP Morgan by victims for the violations alleged in this action; g. The forum is desirable because Jane Doe 1 conducted the subject business with Jeffrey Epstein in this District and Class Members were consequently trafficked in this District; and, 75 EFTA00162195
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Case 1:22-cv-10019-JSR Document 36 Filed 01/13/23 Page 76 of 130 h. This action presents no difficulty that would impede its management by the Court as a class action. VII. CAUSES OF ACTION COUNT I AIDING, ABETTING, AND FACILITATING BATTERY 286. Plaintiff Jane Doe 1 realleges and incorporates by paragraphs 1 — 285, as if fully set forth in this Count. 287. Jane Doe 1 brings this Count individually and on behalf of the other Class Members she respectively seeks to represent. 288. Between about 1998 and 2013, in this District in New York, Jeffrey Epstein intentionally committed batteries and other intentional tortious conduct, including crimes in violation of New York Penal Law Chapter 130 such as New York Penal Law §§ 130.20, 130.35, 130.50, 130.52, and 130.66 (hereinafter "Chapter 130 crimes"), against Jane Doe 1 and the Class Members. Epstein committed the intentional tortious conduct and crimes against Jane Doe 1 and Class Members and when they were 18 or older. As described throughout this complaint, Epstein intentionally and non-consensually touched Jane Doe 1 and the Class Members in a harmful and offensive manner that resulted in substantial injuries, including damages from physical and psychological injury, extreme emotional distress, humiliation, fear, psychological trauma, loss of dignity and self-esteem, and 76 EFTA00162196
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Case 1:22-cv-10019-JSR Document 36 Filed 01/13/23 Page 77 of 130 invasion of privacy. 289. The resulting injuries that Jane Doe 1 and the Class Members suffered include injuries directly and proximately suffered as a result of sex offenses committed by Epstein and other co-conspirators and criminalized under article 130 of the New York Penal Laws. The offenses included sexual intercourse without consent and oral sexual conduct without consent, forbidden by New York Penal Law § 130.20. The offenses included forcible touching of sexual or other intimate parts without consent, forbidden by New York Penal Law §§ 130.20, 130.35, 130.50, 130.52, and 130.66. 290. Regardless of when the tortious conduct (e.g., battery) and Chapter 130 Crimes were committed by Epstein, the conduct and crimes are now civilly actionable, regardless of any statute of limitations to the contrary, because they are covered by the one-year "look back" window in New York Adult Survivors Act. See N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 214-j. 291. Between about 1998 and 2013, JP Morgan knowingly and intentionally aided, abetted, and facilitated Epstein's intentional tortious conduct (e.g., battery), through Chapter 130 Crimes recounted in the preceding paragraphs of this Count. Because JP Morgan criminally aided, abetted, and facilitated Epstein's conduct and crimes in violation of Chapter 130, it is vicariously and otherwise liable for damages caused by the conduct and crimes. 77 EFTA00162197
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Case 1:22-cv-10019-JSR Document 36 Filed 01/13/23 Page 78 of 130 292. Between about 2000 and 2013, when it provided substantial assistance to Epstein, JP Morgan was well aware of its important and substantial role as a part of Epstein's intentionally tortious and illegal activity in committing Chapter 130 Crimes. 293. As a direct and proximate result of Epstein's tortious conduct and crimes, which JP Morgan knowingly and intentionally aided, abetted, and facilitated, Jane Doe 1 and the Class Members have in the past suffered, and in the future will continue to suffer, substantial damages, including damages from physical and psychological injury, extreme emotional distress, humiliation, fear, psychological trauma, loss of dignity and self-esteem, and invasion of her privacy. 294. At the time of Epstein's batteries, intentionally tortious conduct, and crimes against Jane Doe 1 and the Class Members, JP Morgan was well aware of Epstein's sex-trafficking venture and that its concrete steps in furtherance of the venture were aiding, abetting, and facilitating his batteries, tortious conduct, and crimes. 295. At the time of Epstein's crimes against Jane Doe 1 and the Class Members, JP Morgan knowingly provided substantial assistance in Epstein's tortious conduct and crimes. That knowing substantial assistance went beyond mere knowledge and approval of Epstein's wrongdoing. For example, JP Morgan knowingly and intentionally provided the cash and the financial support that made 78 EFTA00162198
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Case 1:22-cv-10019-JSR Document 36 Filed 01/13/23 Page 79 of 130 it possible for Epstein to commit the coercive sex offenses described in the preceding paragraphs in this Count. Without that cash and financial support, Epstein could not have committed his tortious conduct and crimes—a fact that in) Morgan knew. 296. JP Morgan knowingly and intentionally committed both substantial acts in support of Epstein and substantial deliberate omissions in support of Epstein. For example, JP Morgan deliberately omitted to take important steps (such as timely filing SARs) that substantially assisted Epstein to commit his crimes against Jane Doe 1 and Class Members in violation of New York Penal Law Chapter 130. 297. In aiding, abetting, and facilitating Epstein's intentional tortious conduct and crimes, JP Morgan could readily foresee direct and proximate injury to Jane Doe 1 and the Class Member. JP Morgan should have foreseen direct and proximate injury from its actions and inactions to Jane Doe and the Class Members. Indeed, JP Morgan did foresee injury to Epstein's victims, including Jane Doe 1 and Class Members. 298. In aiding, abetting, and facilitating Epstein's tortious conduct and crimes, JP Morgan committed intentional torts directed against Jane Doe 1 and the Class Members. JP Morgan's aiding, abetting, and facilitating Epstein's tortious conduct and crimes were its own wrongful acts and omissions. JP Morgan had a duty not to commit tortious conduct and crimes-specifically aiding, abetting, and facilitating New York sex crimes as described above— directed against Jane 1 and 79 EFTA00162199
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Case 1:22-cv-10019-JSR Document 36 Filed 01/13/23 Page 80 of 130 the Class Members. 299. As a result of the foregoing, JP Morgan is liable civilly for damages it directly, tortiously, and criminally caused to Jane Doe 1 and the Class Members. Jane Doe 1 and the Class Members according are entitled to bring a cause of action for damages for physical, psychological, or other injury or condition suffered as a direct and proximate result of JP Morgan's aiding, abetting, and facilitating Epstein's tortious conduct and crimes described above and for damages for physical, psychological, or other injury or condition suffered as a direct and proximate result of Epstein's tortious conduct and crimes. 300. By virtue of acting intentionally, outrageously, and with a high degree of moral turpitude and demonstrating such wanton dishonesty as to imply a criminal indifference to civil obligations, JP Morgan is liable to Jane Doe 1 and other Members of the Class for punitive damages. COUNT II INTENTIONAL INFLICTION OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS 301. Plaintiff Jane Doe 1 realleges and incorporates by paragraphs 1 — 285, as if fully set forth in this Count. 302. Jane Doe 1 brings this Count individually and on behalf of the other Class Members she respectively seeks to represent. 303. As a direct and proximate result of aiding, abetting, and facilitating Epstein's tortious conduct and sex crimes in violation of Chapter 130, JP Morgan 80 EFTA00162200