WASHINGTON — Calling for Attorney General Pam Bondi to release the Epstein files in their entirety, victims of convicted sexual offender Jeffrey Epstein spoke publicly — and defiantly — outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
“The days of sweeping this under the rug are over. We, the survivors, say ‘no more.’ I want to help create a world where survivors of sexual abuse and abuse of power can come forward safely,” said Anouska De Georgiou, a woman who said she was abused by Epstein on his island in the Caribbean and elsewhere for years.
She was speaking to throngs of people gathered around her at a press conference staged by Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) as they push to force the House to vote on a bill that would require the Justice Department to make the Epstein files public and in a “searchable” format.
“Every day of this journey toward healing has come at a profound cost to my mental health. But I am here, I chose to come because this bill really matters,” De Georgiou said. “Accountability is what makes a society civilized: equal opportunity and equal consequence for all. Consequences are not just about punishment alone, they exist to prevent future harm. ... If Ghislane Maxwell were pardoned, it would undermine all the sacrifices I made to testify and make mockery of mine and all survivors suffering. That is why the Epstein Files Transparency Act is so essential.”
