Epstein survivors say they will compile their own list of names associated with the sexual predator
Epstein survivors say they will compile their own list of names associated with the sexual predator
Re: Epstein survivors say they will compile their own list of names associated with the sexual predator
The woman who provided critical evidence that allowed federal prosecutors to charge Jeffrey Epstein with sex trafficking of minors in 2019 is speaking out publicly for the first time, urging lawmakers to release records related to the convicted sex offender to help his victims heal.
Sources say Marina Lacerda, 37, was identified in Epstein's 2019 indictment as "Minor-Victim 1" and provided key information that helped prosecutors put the sex offender behind bars.
Speaking publicly for the first time in an interview with ABC News, Lacerda called on the Trump administration to release their records related to Epstein and encouraged other survivors of abuse to come forward
"I would like for them to give all the victims transparency, right, to what happened and release these files. It's also not only for the victims, but for the American people," Lacerda told ABC News' Linsey Davis regarding Epstein, the wealthy financier and convicted sex offender who died by suicide in a New York jail in 2019.
Federal investigators first contacted Lacerda in 2008, but Epstein secured a controversial and once-secret non-prosecution agreement with federal prosecutors before she could tell a grand jury about her allegations of childhood sex abuse. Investigators returned to Lacerda more than ten years later, using her experiences to build a case that charged Epstein with sex trafficking minors in New York.
Sources say Marina Lacerda, 37, was identified in Epstein's 2019 indictment as "Minor-Victim 1" and provided key information that helped prosecutors put the sex offender behind bars.
Speaking publicly for the first time in an interview with ABC News, Lacerda called on the Trump administration to release their records related to Epstein and encouraged other survivors of abuse to come forward
"I would like for them to give all the victims transparency, right, to what happened and release these files. It's also not only for the victims, but for the American people," Lacerda told ABC News' Linsey Davis regarding Epstein, the wealthy financier and convicted sex offender who died by suicide in a New York jail in 2019.
Federal investigators first contacted Lacerda in 2008, but Epstein secured a controversial and once-secret non-prosecution agreement with federal prosecutors before she could tell a grand jury about her allegations of childhood sex abuse. Investigators returned to Lacerda more than ten years later, using her experiences to build a case that charged Epstein with sex trafficking minors in New York.