After nearly three decades of silence, dozens of victims of Jeffrey Epstein and their supporters massed at the foot of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, demanding the release of all government records pertaining to Epstein as well as others involved in his sex trafficking crimes.
The survivors tearfully recounted stories of sexual abuse at the hands of Epstein, his accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, and the other powerful men they were trafficked to.
They spoke despite their fears, trauma and anxieties. Some of them said they had been silenced by Epstein and Maxwell, who had in the past threatened them and their families.
The survivors spoke for those who were too afraid to be there — and for those victims who couldn’t be there, their lives cut short as a result of drug overdoses, suicide and trauma-related mental illness.
More urgently, they denounced those in the U.S. justice system who continue to cover up Epstein’s crimes, allow his conspirators to go unpunished and ridicule the survivors, as if the Epstein case never happened.
“It is time for us to see behind the curtain, why Jeffrey Epstein was so protected, who is still being protected, and who protected them all,” said Courtney Wild, who said she was was 14 years old when she was introduced to Epstein.
This is not a hoax, Marina Lacerda, another of the survivors, said.
“The days of sweeping this under the rug are over. We the survivors say ‘no more,” she said.
And they revealed they are planning to build their own “client list” of names.
“We know the names,” said Lisa Phillips, an Epstein survivor who hosts a podcast that tells stories of sexual abuse victims. “Now, together as survivors, we will confidentially compile the names we all know were regularly in the Epstein world.”
The survivors’ shout to release files became a roar as they were joined by a bipartisan group of lawmakers and hundreds of demonstrators who gathered around them, waving signs of supporting and echoing the demand for transparency.
Many supporters held signs and shouted “We hear you, we hear you!” while listening to the speakers. The event was broadcast live on YouTube, and groups of people sat on the grassy lawn in front of the Capitol huddled together around their phones, listening to the survivors, whose voices echoed across the wide square.
The event — a rally, followed by a bi-partisian Congressional press conference — drew more than 200 people to the Capitol.
Among those who spoke were the brothers of the late Virginia Giuffre, one of the most vocal activists — she was abused by Epstein, Maxwell and other men starting at the age of 16 and sued Epstein and Maxwell in her pursuit of justice. Giuffre died by suicide earlier this year.
“Virginia fought for truth. She fought to expose a system that allowed the wealthy, the connected and the powerful to exploit and abuse girls and young women without consequence,” said Giuffre’s brother, Sky Roberts.
The survivors and their families gathered as part of a pressure campaign on lawmakers to support a measure that would require the U.S. Justice Department to release all of the information from its investigations into Epstein.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) are leading the charge on the bill.
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It is all about the destruction of innocent. These individuals are appeasing their Messiah Baal. Centuries old perversion based upon some idea of fertility in attempt to usher in their human Messiah to restore sacrifice and rebuild the temple only for him to desecrate it and declare himself as GOD. We live at the point where reality sets in and all come to pass. Where believers raptured and nonbelievers are subjected to tribulations.
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