Survivors, attorneys and figures tied to the original Palm Beach investigation are being contacted ahead of next week’s unofficial congressional hearing examining Jeffrey Epstein’s case and lingering questions about accountability.
Survivors, attorneys and figures tied to the original Palm Beach investigation are being contacted ahead of next week’s unofficial congressional hearing examining Jeffrey Epstein’s case and lingering questions about accountability.
Survivors, attorneys and figures tied to the original Palm Beach investigation are being contacted ahead of next week’s unofficial congressional hearing examining Jeffrey Epstein’s case and lingering questions about accountability.
The Jeffrey Epstein case is once again returning to Palm Beach County.
Next Tuesday, House Democrats plan to hold what’s known as a “shadow hearing” focused on survivors, transparency and what organizers call unfinished justice in the Epstein case that first exploded in Palm Beach more than 20 years ago.
A shadow hearing is an unofficial congressional hearing held by the minority party when it does not control the committee agenda or have subpoena power.
Investigative reporter Terri Parkerhas learned Democrats are keeping their witness list confidential for now, but several major figures connected to the original Palm Beach investigation have already been contacted about testifying.
Even after the release of thousands of pages of Epstein-related documents and years of public scrutiny, there has been no broad official investigation into other alleged participants connected to Epstein’s sex trafficking operation and no additional prosecutions.
“This is me … at 16 when I met Jeffrey Epstein,” one survivor said during a recent news conference while holding up a photograph of herself as a teenager.
The hearing is expected to bring survivors, lawmakers and advocates to Palm Beach County, near the mansion on El Brillo Way where Epstein operated for years.
California Rep. Ro Khanna said the goal is to refocus attention on accountability.
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“We need to make sure that the men who abused, raped or trafficked these girls are facing investigations and prosecutions,” Khanna said during a recent roundtable discussion.
In 2019, Parker was the first toobtain and report on Palm Beach Police interviewswith many of Epstein’s original victims from the 2005 investigation.
“Every girl that meets Jeffrey starts off with giving him a massage,” one young accuser told investigators. “The more you do with him, the more you make.”
