Jeffrey Epstein sexually abused hundreds of underage girls and young women over roughly three decades and evaded significant punishment despite Justice Department involvement. Epstein was arrested and jailed in 2019 and died by suicide in his cell that August. Public and political pressure has mounted to release investigative and law-enforcement documents known as the Epstein files, detailing victims, associates, and potential enablers. Prominent figures with ties to Epstein face scrutiny and potential reputational harm. Questions remain about who knew Epstein, the nature of those relationships, and whether additional information will surface through document releases.
There were probably hundreds of underage girls and young women who were sexually abused by this very powerful man over three decades. Then, he essentially walked away with little or no punishment for the crimes, even though the case was in the hands of the of the Justice Department, Brown says. Epstein was arrested and jailed in 2019. That August, he committed suicide in his cell.
Since then, there have been calls from across the political spectrum to release the Epstein files, a collection of documents and investigative materials gathered by law enforcement about Epstein and his victims and associates. He had friends in high places, some of whom likely don't want any additional information uncovered. Even if you weren't involved in any of his crimes, just being linked to him now is a bad thing, Brown says. Just being friends with him, you could get blackballed.
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