Paul Cassell, a former federal judge and lawyer for Epstein survivors, gives sworn deposition testimony about challenging the 2008 non-prosecution deal and his public remarks about Alan Dershowitz. He discusses how victim statements, police reports, flight logs, and an address book informed his public advocacy. The testimony focuses on legal duties, evidentiary bases, and defending survivor-centered transparency.
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Defense Counsel's Ethical Duty Explained
Paul Cassell stresses that defense lawyers must zealously represent clients within legal and ethical bounds.
He repeatedly acknowledges that Alan Dershowitz had a duty to negotiate the best lawful outcome for Jeffrey Epstein.
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Police Report Was Core Evidence In Cassell's Claims
Cassell says he reviewed most of the Palm Beach Police Report and used it to support allegations about Dershowitz.
He places his review across multiple visits from 2008 onward, including in Florida and his Salt Lake City office.
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Legitimate Massages Framed As Isolated
Cassell notes the police report contains both legitimate massage accounts and ones involving improper sexual contact.
He characterizes legitimate massages as isolated against a backdrop of many allegations of abuse.
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In the Broward County defamation litigation CACE 15-000072, the deposition at issue is sworn testimony from Paul Cassell, one of the attorneys representing Epstein survivors and a former federal judge. Cassell’s deposition focuses on his role in challenging the 2008 federal Non-Prosecution Agreement granted to Jeffrey Epstein, and on statements he made publicly about Alan Dershowitz that later became the basis for Dershowitz’s defamation claims. Cassell explains the factual foundation for his remarks, emphasizing that they were rooted in court filings, sworn victim testimony, investigative reporting, and contemporaneous evidence. He details how survivors’ allegations against Dershowitz emerged, how they were evaluated by legal teams, and why he believed it was appropriate and accurate to reference them in public advocacy surrounding Epstein’s secret plea deal. Cassell consistently frames his conduct as part of his duty to represent victims and expose prosecutorial misconduct, not as a personal attack.
The deposition also addresses Dershowitz’s accusation that Cassell acted recklessly or with malice, which Cassell firmly rejects. He testifies that he never fabricated claims, never coached witnesses to lie, and never acted outside ethical or professional boundaries. Cassell underscores that his statements reflected allegations already made under oath by victims and contained in legal records, and that suppressing discussion of those allegations would further harm survivors. Throughout the testimony, Cassell situates the dispute within the larger Epstein cover-up, arguing that the real issue is not reputational discomfort among the powerful but the systemic failure to protect exploited minors. The deposition ultimately functions as a defense of victim-centered advocacy and transparency, directly countering Dershowitz’s narrative that survivor allegations were invented, coerced, or irresponsibly amplified.
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