A judge invites alleged victims to speak at a hearing concerning the dismissal of the Jeffrey Epstein indictment in the wake of his death
In a court filing, US District Court Judge Richard Berman said he believed the August 27 hearing would help shed light on the conclusion of the case against Epstein. The New York City medical examiner determined Epstein died by suicide while in jail on August 10.
Prosecutors accused him of operating a sex trafficking ring in which he both paid underage girls to have sex with him and paid some of them to recruit other victims.He had pleaded not guilty and was set to face trial next year.Report: Guards failed to check on Jeffrey Epstein for 3 hoursProsecutors on Monday filed court papers to dismiss the indictment against Epstein, a routine step in a case in which the defendant has died.
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