UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts warn that Jeffrey Epstein’s files—over 3 million pages released by the US DOJ in late January 2026 under the bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act—reveal a “global criminal enterprise” involving systematic sex trafficking and abuse of women and girls amid racism, corruption, and misogyny, potentially qualifying as crimes against humanity.
Core Allegations
- Scale and Nature: Acts like sexual slavery, torture, and dehumanization affected 1,200+ identified victims transnationally; experts demand independent probes into crimes and systemic failures allowing persistence.
- DOJ Issues: Botched redactions exposed victim identities (e.g., naked images), blamed on “technical/human error”; UN slams “institutional gaslighting” retraumatizing survivors.
US Response and Pushback
- Congress Access: Since last Monday, lawmakers like Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) viewed unredacted files in DC (no devices allowed); Khanna cited quick findings of six hidden names, implying broader cover-ups.
- AG Pam Bondi: Claims full compliance; DOJ pulled flawed docs after victim complaints.
Global Echoes
This aligns with Paris probes into sex crimes/finance (Jack Lang, Brunel revisit), UK police on flights/Mandelson/Andrew, Lieu’s Trump claims, Reuters poll (69% see elite impunity), and Castleton students’ disgust at corruption—intensifying calls that “no one is too powerful” for justice.
