Plaskett Urges Full Dismissal of Epstein-Linked Lawsuit, Citing Immunity and Jurisdiction

  Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett says there's no case to answer, in her response to the amended complaint filed in the Jane Doe lawsuit against her.  In March, the USVI delegate to Congress was left as the only defendant in the lawsuit, which alleged that several top government officials knowingly enabled and benefited from Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking operation by providing him a safe haven in the territory. The original lawsuit was filed in 2003. Presiding judge Arun Subramanian threw out claims against former Governors John de Jongh and Kenneth Mapp, former Attorney General Vincent Frazer, and others in the case, citing the lack of personal jurisdiction over several of the defendants, while the claim against former First Layd Cecile de Jongh was tossed due to an earlier settlement with Epstein's estate.  The court also dismissed RICO claims against Congresswoman Plaskett, but allowed claims of negligence and those alleging violations of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act...