Alan Dershowitz → David Boies
Event Description
Dershowitz proposes to Boies a statement strategy for Virginia Ruffolo regarding allegations against Dershowitz, suggesting language attributing the identification to mistaken identity or confusion about the perpetrator's identity. Dershowitz states: 'We should be aiming at a short simple statement' and proposes multiple alternative formulations including 'this may be a case of mistaken identification,' 'that it may have been someone else,' and 'That someone mistakenly told me it was him.' Dershowitz also offers that the statement could come from Boies rather than Ruffolo 'if she prefers.'
Quoted Evidence
“We should be aiming at a short simple statement such as: 'The events at issue occurred approximately 15 years ago when | was a teenager. Although | believed then and continued to believe that AD was the person with whom | had sex, recent developments raise the possibility that this may be a case of mistaken identification.' Alternative: 'that it may have been someone else'. 'That someone mistakenly told me it was him.'”
Trafficking Assessment
Likelihood
68%
Confidence
82%
Thread Prior
65%
Indicators
Reasoning
This event documents an attorney proposing specific language to reframe an allegation involving sexual contact with a minor. The deliberate crafting of mistaken identity narratives, the offer to substitute the attorney's statement for the accuser's own account, and the framing around a teenage subject constitute concealment and reputation management tied to a potential sexual exploitation allegation. Confidence is high due to explicit reference to minor status and clear coordination to alter narrative responsibility.
Metadata
Date
2015-12-09(inferred)
Thread
Re: Possible Statement
IMAGES-004-HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_018...