Annie Farmer
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And that nothing was done for so long, I think, is extremely problematic.
And you also see just how deep ties were that Epstein had to people in positions of power, wealthy people, people in government.
You can just see clearly how that web of power protected him.
I think that it is really disturbing to know that, for example, you can see Virginia Roberts Schufre was providing detailed information about the scopes of these crimes in 2011.
You know, there's depositions that include names of other individuals that she reported.
So when they say, you know, the information's not there to pursue charges, I just, I would say, you know, what did you do with this information?
Where's this?
the evidence of the investigation that shows charges are not warranted.
That I think is, it's not clear.
It's very hard, you know, with so many files and them being so disorganized to see the trail of, you know, what was done to follow up on things.
But so far, I think we have a lot more questions about why.
I think there have been times when, personally, I have felt a lot of agency in being able to
highlight these you know crimes to explain them to others and to highlight the negligence of the government right but i think uh you know a moment like this again you know my my own personal information you know being date of birth phone number things like that leaking out certainly makes me feel out of control but i really feel so much worse for those you know i had a decision to come forward and
And I know there's so many for lots of good reasons that chose not to come forward.
And I feel really sick to my stomach just thinking about the fact that because of the way this was handled, they feel so out of control right now.
And in some cases, you know, may feel very unsafe because of their circumstances.
And so I'm just really thinking about those women now.
Well, I think it's been really crucial for me in being able to sort of put into perspective my own reactions to some of this.
You know, there's so many levels of trauma in this story.
And it's certainly not just what happened, you know, initially with Epstein and Maxwell.