Survivors of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein are pressing New York Democrats to take urgent action
Survivors of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein are pressing New York Democrats to take urgent action on legislation that would allow them to sue his estate for damages, arguing that current laws deny them full justice. At an emotional hearing in Albany, several women who say they were abused by Epstein testified before lawmakers, urging them to close what they described as a major legal loophole. Under existing New York law, victims are largely barred from seeking punitive damages from a deceased person’s estate, effectively shielding Epstein’s vast fortune from further civil liability. Four survivors shared harrowing accounts of abuse and its lasting impact, calling on legislators to act before the current session ends. Some said the legal system continues to fail them, despite years of public revelations about Epstein’s trafficking network. “It should not be a political issue. This is a human rights issue,” Lara Blume McGee, an Arkansas woman who has said she wa...