BREAKING: A federal judge formally dismissed the sex-trafficking case against Jeffrey Epstein after he apparently took his own life earlier this month. Our coverage from Tuesday's emotional hearing where alleged victims shared their stories:
against him and prevented his alleged victims from confronting the man they accuse of stealing their childhoods.
This was among the primary themes in testimony from 23 alleged victims who delivered remarks to the court Tuesday morning, some on the record, some in person using the pseudonym"Jane Doe" and others whose statements were read aloud by counsel. "You can't even imagine how much it affected my childhood," Jennifer Araoz, who has accused Epstein of raping her when she was 15, said aloud during her time at the podium."He robbed me of my dreams."
"I didn't even know I was a victim at first," she said."I still feel like I don't deserve to say I'm a victim." For most of the self-described victims who testified, Epstein's alleged predation did not stop tormenting them after they were disposed of. Many recounted years of seclusion, social apathy and depression as chief among the lingering symptoms of meeting Epstein.
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