Overview
- House Oversight Committee Democrats held a voluntary, no-subpoena field hearing Tuesday in West Palm Beach where survivors testified under oath.
- A witness identified as Roza said Epstein raped her over three years starting in 2009 while he was on work release and under house arrest following his 2008 plea deal.
- Survivors said recent Justice Department releases exposed victim names while redacting powerful figures, with Roza saying her name appeared more than 500 times.
- Democrats said the probe is entering a new phase and alleged the department is withholding roughly half the Epstein files despite a transparency law that required broad disclosure.
- Survivors and attorneys urged Congress to strengthen the Crime Victims’ Rights Act to create enforceable remedies after a court found victims’ rights were violated in the 2008 deal.