Last week, powerful, local reporting by @MiamiHerald uncovered another institutional failure to protect survivors of sexual assault. Thanks @jkbjournalist for giving survivors of Epstein’s abuse a voice & platform after they were silenced by prosecutors: hrld.us/2SBRGq3
Jeffrey Epstein is a despicable monster & serial abuser who targeted & assaulted at-risk girls. When he was finally caught, federal prosecutors, including the current Secretary of Labor, gave him a pass & withheld information from the public instead of holding him accountable.
Larry Nassar & Epstein share a fundamental similarity: these sexual predators kept committing crimes & avoiding accountability because powerful people & institutions enabled & protected them. While Nassar was sentenced 175 yrs for abusing athletes, Epstein was let off the hook.
Epstein survivor Courtney Wild said, “He went after girls who he thought no one would listen to & he was right.” Shame on our justice system for failing to prove Courtney wrong. It’s past time to take ALL survivors seriously.
