A dozen alleged victims of the deceased sexual offender Jeffrey Epstein have filed a lawsuit against the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the United States, citing insufficient investigations into the billionaire.
The twelve plaintiffs, anonymized in court documents, accuse the FBI of failing to adequately investigate Epstein’s interest in underage girls and ignoring allegations of sexual abuse.
“For more than two decades, the Federal Bureau of Investigation enabled Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking and sexual abuse of numerous children and young women by failing to do the job that the American people expect of it,” reads the lawsuit filed in a New York court.
Seeking Compensation The civil lawsuit aims to “clarify once and for all the role of the FBI in Epstein’s sex trafficking ring.” The twelve plaintiffs are demanding an unspecified amount of compensation.
The lawsuit against the FBI is based on claims that the federal law enforcement agency received reports, complaints, and tips regarding sexual offenses and human rights violations by Epstein and his accomplices from 1996 to 2006 but failed to adequately pursue them.
