The usual media blitz surrounding Epstein served a higher purpose when all eyes turned to the brave young women speaking out against him, lkherman writes.
who came forward, but were silenced and swept under the rug, underscores the importance of fighting for sexual assault survivors. Back then, prosecutors allowed him to plead to a single state prostitution charge, effectively saying to Epstein's minor accusers that they were willing participants undeserving of protection or accountability. We need to make sure the justice system doesn’t try and pull another fast one on them.
The media circus can also be instructive because Epstein serves as an example of the failure of the justice system to punish alleged rapists and sex traffickers, no matter who they are. While it’s easy to look at his case against the backdrop of #MeToo and conclude he’s a bad man who benefitted from his own power and privilege, the reality is that it’s not just wealthy, well-connected men who get away with these crimes.
As Kimberly Mehlman-Orozco, a methodologist and research scientist who has served as a human trafficking expert witness in criminal and civil court,, the deal that Epstein signed back in 2008 actually isn’t that different from what many convicted rapists and sex traffickers get.
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