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(165,170 posts) Sat Dec 20, 2025, 07:27 AM Saturday

Attorney of Epstein victim speaks out after DOJ files released

Source: Scripps News

Posted 7:36 PM, Dec 19, 2025 and last updated 9:25 PM, Dec 19, 2025

Warning: this story includes descriptions of sexual abuse. Being pictured with or around Jeffrey Epstein does not indicate that the individual knew of or was involved in his crimes.

One of Jeffrey Epstein's victims is speaking out as the Department of Justice releases heavily redacted files relating to its investigation into his crimes. While the DOJ has not yet released all of the investigation files it is legally required to, at least one victim says she is vindicated.

Maria Farmer reported Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's activities to the FBI in 1996 — a fact that Friday's release confirmed. Farmer issued a statement following the release of the files: "I'm crying for two reasons: I want everyone to know that I'm shedding tears of joy for myself, but also tears of sorrow for all of the other victims that the FBI failed." Farmer's attorney Jennifer Freeman spoke to Scripps News on Friday, where she called the release both a triumph and a tragedy.

"Triumph because it's taken a long time to get here," Freeman said. "For Maria Farmer, 30 years to get here. She reported Epstein and Maxwell to the FBI in 1996, and had the government done their job, 1,000 victims could have been spared and over 30 years of trauma avoided." "One of the documents we received, we were able to pull out very quickly, was the confirmation that Maria actually did this report in 1996, just as she's been saying for a very long time."

"This is a very important step towards justice, but it certainly is nowhere near accountability or some kind of appropriate response to the survivors who have been waiting — some for decades — for some kind of justice, some kind of acknowledgment, belief and feeling that they matter," Freeman said. Files released Friday include photos, court documents, taped interviews and other materials.

Read more: https://www.scrippsnews.com/us-news/crime/epstein-files/a-victim-reacts-to-the-newly-released-epstein-investigation-files

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Attorney of Epstein victim speaks out after DOJ files released (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Saturday OP

If Democrats take back the House in 2026, they need to hold public hearings with Epstein's victims. Lonestarblue Saturday #1

The victims need those government files to be released for their protection, gab13by13 Saturday #2

I've been saying for a long time that when we take back the government, slightlv Saturday #3

Lonestarblue

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1. If Democrats take back the House in 2026, they need to hold public hearings with Epstein's victims.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Dec 20, 2025, 08:23 AM

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Shed more light on his operations and question whether Trump was part of them. Find out if the woman who filed rape charges against Trump when he was at Epstein’s house would testify. If this were a Democratic issue, Republicans would have been holding hearings 24/7.

gab13by13

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2. The victims need those government files to be released for their protection,

Reply to Lonestarblue (Reply #1)

Sat Dec 20, 2025, 08:26 AM

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otherwise it will be he said, she said.

slightlv

(7,396 posts)

3. I've been saying for a long time that when we take back the government,

Reply to Lonestarblue (Reply #1)

Sat Dec 20, 2025, 10:17 AM

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we need to hold Truth and Reconciliation hearings. The sex trafficking will be one huge part of it... but only a part. There are many aspects to this maladministration that needs to be run over the coals until the truth comes out. And I don't think we can move forward as a country until we do exactly that... get to the truth and punish the criminals, even if those criminals turn out to be leaders of other countries in cahoots with trump and the rest of the grifters.

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