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type: note
tags: [epstein, investigation, sexual assault, santa monica, hollywood, house oversight, police report, note]
created: 2026-02-06T00:42:09.573+00:00
updated: 2026-04-06T11:06:27.557214+00:00
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______• May 20, 1997 
Donald Trump's instincts regarding Jeffrey Epstein were solid. Rut if 
the reporters who were beginning to look into Epstein's mysterious 
background had dug a bit further, there's a chalice they would have hit 
pay dirt as well—and not just in Palm Beach. 
In California, for instance, a paper trail already stretched from the 
Santa Monica Police Department to Epstein's front door. 
In the spring—almost the summer—of 1997, a call came in to the 
police. The young woman who placed it—a young actress who'd 
appeared on Baywatch and General Hospital—said she'd been sexually 
assaulted at a trendy hotel called Shutters on the Beach. 
The officer who took the call knew the woman's name—
and her voice. A week earlier, she'd told him about an encounter with 
Epstein. The worliall had not wanted to make a formal complaint at the 
time. But she had taken the cop's card, and now he was happy to hear 
that she'd changed her mind. 
In a shaky voice, described Epstein as a tallish man—five feet 
eleven or six feet in height was her guess—with gray hair and brown 
eyes. He was the owner of a large black four-door Mercedes and was a 
regular at Shutters on the Beach, which was the kind of place that cost 
one thousand dollars a night and was frequented by actors, agents, and 
other Hollywood types. 
told the cop that she was a model and actress herself. She'd 
known Epc;i0in for about a month They had a friend in common, and 
she'd sent him her head shots. 
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**Keywords:** epstein, investigation, sexual assault, santa monica, hollywood, house oversight, police report, note
