The big silence
So there won’t be testimony from Jeffrey Epstein. He hanged himself again, and this time he succeeded.
Following news of his death, his alleged victims condemned his suicide and what they described as a lack of justice for them and other accusers.
“I am extremely mad and hurt thinking he once again thought he was above us and took the easy way out … I still can’t wrap my head around the fact that’s really true,” Jena-Lisa Jones, 30, an alleged victim of Epstein when she was 14 in Florida, said in a statement. “God will have his judgement now.”
Jennifer Araoz, 32, who claimed that Epstein raped her when she was 14, called on authorities to “pursue and prosecute his accomplices and enablers.
“I am angry Jeffrey Epstein won’t have to face his survivors of his abuse in court. We have to live with the scars of his actions for the rest of our lives, while he will never face the consequences of the crimes he committed the pain and trauma he caused so many people,” Araoz said.
Michelle Licata, an alleged Florida victim of Epstein when she was 16, said she didn’t want anyone to die.
“I just wanted him to be held accountable for his actions. Simple as that,” she said.
Law enforcement sources told ABC News the criminal case against Epstein will not end with his death. The FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s office in Manhattan will continue to evaluate the evidence and hear from his accusers, the sources said.
But he got away with it almost unscathed for 66 years.
I suppose this links to the discussion of justice on the other thread but I’m not inclined to pick at that knot just now when my experiences don’t compare in the least to those of his victims.
But the most frustrating part to me – someone who has not been affected by Epstein’s crimes – is that there’s surely an awful lot of very rich, very bad people who will rest a little easier tonight.
Let’s hope there’s still enough evidence to convict his conspirators, cooperators, collaborators and enablers but I think it’s likely that many will manage to scuttle away, especially the ones who – purely coincidentally – happen to be billionaires.
I’m baffled that he was taken off suicide watch, I too wish he had to face his crimes in court. However, I hope the investigation continues all the same specifically to nail those other rich men who enjoyed the child network.
Anything to say, Mr. President, Sir?
Thank you, Sir; most helpful, Sir. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/jeffrey-epstein-dead-trump-twitter-hillary-bill-clinton-latest-news-a9051751.html