Epstein Crimes Exposes Creeping Rot in American Justice

According to superlawyer David Boies, “dozens” of women who could give testimony about being sexually assaulted as girls by mysterious financier Jeffrey Epstein are silenced by settlements they reached with their alleged assailant. The exact number is yet another secret in this least transparent of criminal cases. “Three dozen or eight dozen, I don’t know, but there are dozens,” Boies told me recently. He himself represents two alleged Epstein victims bound by “non-disclosure agreements” (NDAs).

Because Epstein can afford to buy silence, he may succeed in shuttering the window of accountability pried open in a South Florida court back in February. U.S. District Judge Kenneth A. Marra ruled that federal prosecutors — led by the current labor secretary, Alexander Acosta — broke the law by entering a secret sweetheart deal to allow Epstein to serve a cushy sentence without facing evidence that he assaulted more than 30 underage girls in Palm Beach.

...This scandal of secrecy points to a creeping rot in the American justice system. Too many cases involving potential felonies are resolved through civil settlements that include ironclad NDAs. Once the money changes hands, witnesses can no longer testify to crimes; indeed, penalties for telling the truth after a settlement often run to the millions of dollars — ruinous for most crime victims. It’s a short step removed from silencing witnesses with cement shoes.

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calamity said:

People of Color have been saying this for years.

Jeffrey Epstein’s scandal of secrecy points to a creeping rot in the American justice system


That's one of the main reasons Colin Kap took a knee.

And, before people whine about the color in question here is money, they need to remember who has most of the money in America. Hint: it's ain't people of color.

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Dittohead not! said:

It's no secret that the wealthy fare much better in our justice system than the poor do, and that blacks are over represented among the poor.

Fixing the system is the difficult part.

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calamity said:

Agreed. But, this case goes beyond simply gaining an edge by hiring a Dream Team of lawyers. This is straight up buying immunity by paying off crime victims. That should not be legal.

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