Attorney Brad Edwards, who has represented Epstein’s victims for 10 years, will also attend Tuesday’s hearing with his legal partner, Stan Pottinger.
“Regardless of the number of people that appear, the invitation for victims to be present and participate is very important, not only for the victims of Jeffrey Epstein but for the victims of crimes in general,” Edwards said.
The closure of the Epstein criminal case occurs almost two months after the arrest for trafficking in children, and weeks after. Epstein committed suicide shortly after a lawsuit filed in 2015 by Victoria Roberts Giuffre was revealed, who for a long time claimed that Epstein kept her as her “sex slave” and forced her to have sex with Prince Andrew (Buckingham Palace has denied the accusations). The documents revealed further allegations of sexual abuse against her. After Epstein’s disappearance, the focus on the press changed rapidly, who, according to the accusers, was Mrs. Epstein who recruited and arranged the girls and participated in the abuse herself. Maxwell has not been charged in relation to Epstein’s case, and it is not clear if he is cooperating with the authorities.
“To those brave young women who have already introduced themselves and the many others who have not yet done so, let me reiterate that we are still committed to defending them, and our investigation is still ongoing.”
While the victims wait to see if the authorities accuse others in the orbit of Epstein, they pursue justice in another way: in lawsuits against his estate, companies, his supposed recruiters and employees.
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