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Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein Will Testify Publicly on Tuesday
Survivors will testify under oath as Democrats seek answers on how prosecutors let Epstein’s abuse continue for years, lawmakers said.
- House Oversight Committee Democrats are holding a field hearing today, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in West Palm Beach to examine how Jeffrey Epstein avoided federal prosecution for years.
- Democratic Congresswoman Lois Frankel selected Palm Beach County because the original prosecution failed there, allowing Epstein to avoid federal charges with a secret plea deal more than 20 years ago.
- Marina Lacerda and other survivors will testify publicly under oath for the first time, seeking to hold officials accountable for systemic failures that protected a powerful predator.
- Attorney Jack Scarola labeled the event a 'shadow hearing' lacking subpoena power, arguing lawmakers should prioritize legislative fixes to the Crime Victims' Rights Act instead.
- While seeking accountability, Scarola noted that a deeply divided Congress makes substantive legislative reform difficult, leaving survivors skeptical this hearing will provide definitive answers.
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'Treated survivors like prostitutes,' Frankel says ahead of WPB Epstein hearing
U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel said on Monday that a longawaited congressional field hearing in Palm Beach Co. will focus on what she described as a historic failure.
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Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein will testify publicly on Tuesday
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee will be in Florida Tuesday to hold a hearing with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. It's what's known as a shadow hearing, one organized by the minority party, and it's the first time we will hear from survivors testifying publicly under oath about what happened to them.Scripps News spoke with survivor Marina Lacerda, who now lives in the area, about what it's like to bring this issue …
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