A federal judge ruled that the criminal case against Jeffrey Epstein will stay open until his victims have an opportunity to make statements in open court.
will stay open until his victims have an opportunity to make statements in open court at a hearing next Tuesday.
Earlier this week, prosecutors had asked the judge to close their sex-trafficking case against the financier and registered sex offender, in light of hisIn a court filing Wednesday, Judge Richard Berman scheduled a public hearing for 10:30 a.m., Aug. 27, and asked that the prosecutors and Epstein's attorneys be present. He invited victims and attorneys for the victims to the hearing and said they could speak if they wished.
Epstein was arrested July 6 on sex trafficking and conspiracy charges. Prosecutors say he sexually abused dozens of underage girls at his homes in New York and Florida between 2002 and 2005. Epstein was also accused of paying his victims to recruit others, allowing him to build a vast network of girls to exploit.
His lawyers asked a judge to allow him to await trial under house arrest at his Manhattan mansion, but the request was denied. Weeks later, Epstein died by suicide while being held in a special housing unit at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, according to the
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