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AZJonnie

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25. Agree, and at the very least, the 'multiple times' makes me really question it
Fri Feb 27, 2026, 01:32 PM
Feb 27

One would think after 1 time a person of that age would come back severely traumatized and the parent would pick up on it and never let them go again. Minimum I'd think a girl who could totally hide that would be a very rare case, which makes me think it's a little uncanny he could be hitting the pedo lottery (to his sick mind) as often he seems to. 15-17 year old's being plied by money seems more his MO on average and I don't recall other victims saying he got them wasted himself.

I generally try to take a very "I believe what they said" attitude but the circumstances and details of the claims do matter. There was (and is) a lot of money on the table, $300,000,000+ (to victims, after lawyers fees) has been paid out, with more lawsuits ongoing. One should logically allow you'd see SOME people make up or embellish stories to try to claim a share in those circumstances, and IMHO we should consider that because we want to see the legit truth-tellers get the fairest share of the pot possible.

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A witness statement IS substantiation. Why is it so "outlandlish" to believe pedophiles would do this? SunSeeker Feb 27 #1
If you read Sollenberger's article, it is suggested that this victim is the same one mentioned here AZJonnie Feb 27 #6
What parent let's a 13 year old fly off wnylib Feb 27 #21
Agree, and at the very least, the 'multiple times' makes me really question it AZJonnie Feb 27 #25
If we had all the details from that girl's statements wnylib Feb 27 #31
The UK Guardian has the interviews. When their tone is like it is in this article AZJonnie Feb 28 #33
No need to explain the Guardian's political slant to me. wnylib Feb 28 #34
We do need to see them, on this point we agree AZJonnie Feb 28 #35
More media bullshit ("substantiation") Bluetus Feb 27 #22
We're talking about a guy who's daughter barely escaped his predation Xipe Totec Feb 27 #2
based on the lengths Trump is going to, to distract from these files Skittles Feb 27 #3
Funny, you don't hear him complaining about "Epstein Epstein Epstein" BWdem4life Feb 27 #4
If you read the whole article, the claims unfortunately do sound a bit sketchy AZJonnie Feb 27 #5
the article does paint her as very sketchy, with some criminal activity in recent years LymphocyteLover Feb 27 #10
It's confusing because the Guardian article suggests she dropped the suit AZJonnie Feb 27 #24
Good point. I think there is a lot of conflicitng info on this person, perhaps put out intentionally, perhaps because LymphocyteLover Feb 27 #30
Roll the snuff films Whip-poor-will Feb 27 #7
Welcome to DU ! KS Toronado Feb 27 #13
Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Feb 27 #28
Even the "appearence of an impropriety" is bad enough. Hieronymus Phact Feb 27 #8
there were 4 minors who accused the orange pedo. Javaman Feb 27 #9
and The Guardian is saying they've seen these 3 transcripts or notes and they are not as damning as we might like LymphocyteLover Feb 27 #11
I wonder if this was the young woman who settled a claim with the Epstein estate. As I recall, there Vinca Feb 27 #12
Have the DOJ or the Republicans who control congress even tried to contact this person everyonematters Feb 27 #14
"Unsubstantiated claims"? Has The Guardian Never Heard Of "Circumstantial ColoringFool Feb 27 #15
Odd how the victim's name was published. Kid Berwyn Feb 27 #16
So the White House's fall back position is going to be this is really just unsubstantiated allegations? Botany Feb 27 #17
It's a crime to file a false FBI report. Six117 Feb 27 #18
So she had a small criminal history so the victim deniers are out in force. travelingthrulife Feb 27 #19
If there is ONE there is a bluestarone Feb 27 #20
interview the survivors azureblue Feb 27 #23
Don't want to beat up . . . Scubamatt Feb 27 #26
I'd like to ask people who consider the claims BlueKota Feb 27 #27
Notice he hasn't sued anyone who has made these claims yet. ificandream Feb 27 #29
DISCOVERY Bluetus Feb 27 #32
Kick ck4829 Mar 2 #36
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