Federal prosecutors thanked Epstein's accusers for coming forward and emphasized that the criminal investigation into his potential enablers is ongoing, according to 4 people with knowledge of the meeting.
Federal prosecutors in the Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking investigation sought to reassure his accusers that the system would not let them down in a meeting after the womenSome of the accusers and their attorneys met with the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey Berman, and the FBI on Tuesday afternoon, the sources said.
Berman and William Sweeney, the assistant director in charge of the FBI’s New York Field Office, thanked the victims for their bravery in coming forward, and emphasized that the criminal investigation into the accused sex trafficker's potential enablers is ongoing, according to four people with knowledge of the meeting.
Attendees described the meeting as being highly emotional, with repeated promises that the victims would not be let down by the justice system.When asked about the meeting, a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney’s Office declined to comment. After Epstein’s death, Berman issued a statement in which he addressed the accusers, saying in part: “To those brave young women who have already come forward and to the many others who have yet to do so, let me reiterate that we remain committed to standing for you, and our investigation of the conduct charged in the Indictment — which included a conspiracy count — remains ongoing.”
Lawyer David Boies arrives with clients, including Virginia Giuffre, second from left, to a hearing in the criminal case against Jeffrey Epstein in New York on Aug. 27, 2019.
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