Lawmakers in Florida are pushing to release secret evidence presented to a grand jury that resulted in a plea deal for billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein nearly 20 years ago, according to a report.
Two lawmakers who failed last year to introduce legislation to eliminate grand jury secrecy provisions renewed their push this month to change the law as part of an effort to convince courts to open up evidence given to a grand jury in 2006 that indicted the series. pedophile with only one charge of seducing a prostitute.
The grand jury proceeding in Palm Beach County marks the first time the politically connected Epstein has been charged in connection with the sex trafficking of girls and young women. But the charges were a slap on the wrist, and Epstein was able to continue abusing his victims without facing serious criminal liability, the Miami Herald reported.
Lawmakers in Florida want changes in the law to open secret evidence in the first indictment of billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. AP
“The public and victims need to know whether prosecutors steered the jury properly or shied away from charging Epstein with more serious charges,” said Rep. Peggy Gossett-Seidman, while presenting the legislation during a Criminal Justice Subcommittee hearing earlier this month. “Florida has an opportunity to fill in the missing chapters of the story.”
Under a deal with the US Attorney in South Florida, Epstein was allowed to take a plea deal that eventually sent him to prison for 13 months. He spent much of that time in his West Palm Beach office and mansion for the work release program.
Epstein was arrested on federal sex-trafficking charges in July 2019. He committed suicide in a Manhattan lockup a month later.
Peggy Gossett-Seidman is one of two Florida lawmakers fighting to unseal the evidence presented to the Palm Beach grand jury that indicted Jeffrey Epstein in 2006, paving the way for a sweet deal for the serial pedophile. LinkedIn Jeffrey Epstein abused young women and girls in his sprawling Palm Beach mansion. SplashNews.com
The Florida legislation includes a companion bill sponsored in the Florida Senate by Democratic senator Tina Polsky, who has also demanded the release of the 2006 grand jury evidence.
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