Epstein victims expect death threats to rise as US release of files nears

"Many of us have already received death threats and other threats of harm. We are bracing for these to escalate, they said. We ask every federal and state law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over these threats to investigate them and protect us. They also warned that there have been attempts to blame the victims for their own or each other's abuse."

"The furore has dominated the national agenda in the US with President Donald Trump backpedalling on his opposition against the Justice Department releasing the files with a sudden about-face last week. Trump signed a bill on Wednesday requiring the Justice Department to release all of the files related to the disgraced financier. That was one day after the legislation was unanimously approved in the US Senate. After he signed the move into law, the department has 30 days to make them public."

Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's decades-long sexual abuse report receiving death threats and anticipate escalation as files related to the late financier are due for release. They demand accountability, legal support, and protection, and call on every federal and state law enforcement agency with jurisdiction to investigate threats. Survivors warn of efforts to blame victims and say some have accelerated campaigning to pressure the administration to disclose Justice Department records. The president signed legislation requiring the Justice Department to release all related files within 30 days after unanimous Senate approval. The release could identify high-profile figures implicated in the abuse.

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