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The United Nations has issued a warning regarding newly uncovered files tied to accused sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, suggesting that the scope and pattern of abuse detailed in the documents may constitute crimes against humanity.
Appointed independent experts from the UN Human Rights Council indicated that these allegations expose a deeply rooted, international network that systematically exploited women and girls. They urged for a comprehensive, unbiased investigation.
According to the experts, the crimes described in the U.S. Justice Department’s released documents were carried out within a context of supremacist ideology, racial bias, corruption, and intense misogyny. They emphasized that these acts reflect a process of commodifying and dehumanizing women and girls.
The experts stated, “Given the extensive scale, nature, systematic approach, and cross-border reach of these crimes against women and girls, many may meet the legal criteria for crimes against humanity.” They called for an independent, thorough probe into these allegations and questioned how such offenses could have persisted for so long.
The U.S. Justice Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
A law passed by Congress with strong bipartisan support in November mandates that all files connected to Epstein be made public. The UN specialists expressed concern over serious compliance failures and redactions that exposed sensitive victim information. To date, over 1,200 victims have been identified in the released documents.
“The hesitance to fully disclose information or expand investigations has left many survivors feeling retraumatized and subjected to what they describe as ‘institutional gaslighting,’” the experts noted.
The released documents by the Justice Department also reveal Epstein’s connections to notable figures across politics, finance, academia, and business, both prior to and following his 2008 guilty plea on prostitution charges, including soliciting an underage girl.
Epstein was found dead by hanging in his jail cell in 2019 after being re-arrested on federal sex trafficking charges involving minors. His death was officially ruled a suicide.
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