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This document outlines the rights of victims under the Crime Victims' Rights Act (CVRA), emphasizing that these rights extend to the investigative phase of criminal cases. While it does not provide direct evidence of misconduct, it highlights the legal framework that could support victims in the Epstein case, particularly regarding their rights to be informed and involved during investigations.
- The CVRA promises victims the 'reasonable right to confer with the attorney for the Government in the case.'
- The CVRA specifically directs that '[o]fficers and employees of the Department of Justice... engaged in the detection, investigation, or prosecution of crime shall make their best efforts to see that crime victims are notified of, and accorded, the rights described in [the CVRA].'
- The rights described in subsection (a) [of the CVRA] shall be asserted in the district court in which a defendant is being prosecuted for the crime or, if no prosecution is underway, in the district court in the district in which the crime occurred.