Two women have filed a lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein’s estate, claiming he raped them and demanding $100 million in damages.
The women are joining an existing lawsuit anonymously under the names Jane Doe 3 and Jane Doe 4, according to CNN. The two allege the deceased convicted sex offender committed sexual battery and assault of a minor, in addition to infliction of emotional distress.
Jane Doe 3 claimed that Epstein tried to pass himself off as a photographer with a modeling agency and that he got her to come to his house and strip off her clothes before he pinned and raped her. She said the experience caused her in part to drop out of high school due to “psychological and emotional scarring from her encounter.”
Jane Doe 4 said Epstein plied her with drugs and alcohol when she was 13 before raping her. The lawsuit also contends that the financial mogul flew her out to New York City on multiple occasions to go to gatherings that contained “prominent, wealthy men” where she was “brutally and forcibly” raped by those men.
The requested $100 million include compensatory and punitive damages. The parties could demand more for legal fees, along with pre- and post-judgment interest.
Epstein, 66, died in August from an apparent suicide. He was facing accusations of rape by dozens of women before his death.
