Summary
Federal grand juries indicted Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell on sex trafficking charges without hearing directly from alleged victims. The Justice Department is asking a court to unseal the grand jury transcripts, which include testimonies from law enforcement officers, citing public interest.
Key Facts
- Grand juries indicted Epstein and Maxwell on sex trafficking charges.
- Alleged victims did not testify before the grand juries.
- The testimonies came from law enforcement officials.
- The Justice Department wants to unseal the grand jury transcripts.
- Officials claim public interest justifies releasing the transcripts.
- The Epstein grand jury heard from an FBI agent in 2019.
- The Maxwell grand jury heard from the same FBI agent and a police detective in 2020 and 2021.
- Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking.
