From To USANYS Contractor Cc Subject Fwd STATEMENT ON DOJ OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY REPORT ON JEFFREY EPSTEIN INVESTIGATION Date Thu Nov FYI Chief Public Information Officer U.S Attorneys Office SDNY Begin forwarded message From USDOJ-Office of Public Affairs Subject STATEMENT ON DOJ OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY REPORT ON JEFFREY EPSTEIN INVESTIGATION Reply To seal centered header for gov delivery The United States Department of Justice FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE W.JUSTICE.GOV/NEWS THURSDAY NOVEMBER NOTE The executive report summary can be found here STATEMENT ON DOJ OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY REPORT ON JEFFREY EPSTEIN INVESTIGATION WASHINGTON The executive summary of a report by the Department of Justices Office of Professional Responsibility OPR was released today to affected victims The summary which is available on the Justice Department website provides the essential details about the fi ndings of OPRs investigation into the U.S Attorneys Office for the Southern District of Floridas resolution of its federal criminal investigation of Jeffrey Epstein and its interactions with victims during the investigation While OPR did not fi nd that Department attorneys engaged in professional misconduct OPR concluded that the victims were not treated with the forthrightness and sensitivity expected by the Department OPR also concluded that former U.S Attorney Acosta exercised poor judgment by deciding to resolve the federal investigation through the non prosecution agreement and when he failed to make certain that the state of Florida intended to and would notify victims identified through the federal investigation about the state plea hearing In order to fully respect the rights and dignity of Jeffrey Epsteins many victims the Department fi rst invited victims and their legal representatives to be briefed this morning on the reports contents The Privacy Act prohibits the Department from releasing the full report publicly but permits the report to be disclosed upon request to a congressional committee with jurisdiction over the matter and this has been done We salute the courage of survivors as they again are confronted with these horrible crimes and their aftermath The Department will thoroughly review the report which will inform our implementation of the Crime Victims Rights Act and the Attorney Generals Guidelines on Victim and Witness Assistance The year marks the anniversary of the Department of Justice Learn more about the history of our agency at OPR Do not reply to this message If you have questions please use the contacts in the message or call the Office of Public Affairs at Follow us Ttwl Fac You Ins This email was sent using GovDclivery on behalf of U.S Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington DC TTY GovDelivery may not use your subscription information for any other purposes Click here to unsubscribe Department of Justice Privacy Policy I GovDelivery Privacy Policy
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