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August 27, 2019

30 Women to Testify Against Jeffrey Epstein
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Up to 30 women are expected to testify at a hearing today against
Jeffrey Epstein, the accused serial sexual predator who took his own
life in a Manhattan jail cell earlier this month. U.S. District Judge
Richard Berman scheduled the hearing after prosecutors asked that he
drop the case because Epstein is dead. He said that he would offer
survivors, prosecutors and Epstein's lawyers a chance to speak. Bradley
Edwards, a lawyer representing some of Epstein's accusers, told NBC News
the hearing marks "a historic day for crime victims in the United
States."


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