"It is without question that a significant piece of Epstein and [his convicted associate Ghislaine] Maxwell's vast sex trafficking operation was to provide young women and girls to other wealthy and powerful individuals, said Sigrid McCawley, a partner with Boies Schiller Flexner, a firm representing survivors of the scheme. That practice, McCawley said, gave Epstein and Maxwell control and power over individuals who were implicated in the sex trafficking."
"The comments came after the Trump administration's justice department on Friday released about 3m files related to the late financier and convicted sex offender. Some files that were immediately appraised included references to and correspondence with prominent individuals, including multibillionaire businessperson Elon Musk and commerce secretary Howard Lutnick who were at times associated with Epstein but have not been accused of wrongdoing."
Survivors responded to the release of approximately 3 million government-held files related to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell by demanding further accountability for alleged clients. Sigrid McCawley said that providing young women and girls to wealthy and powerful individuals was a key element of the sex trafficking operation and that the practice gave Epstein and Maxwell control over implicated persons. The Justice Department said it withheld pages containing victims' personally identifying information, medical files, and images of child sexual abuse. Some released records referenced prominent individuals linked to Epstein but not accused of wrongdoing. Victims' attorney Brad Edwards said thousands of identifying errors exposed victims who never came forward.
Read at www.theguardian.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]