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Episode: FBI Hung Up on Jeffrey Epstein Victim Trying to Report Sex Trafficking: Lawsuit
Description: In a new lawsuit against the US government, Maria Farmer claims that after Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell sexually assaulted her in the 1990s, she tried to report the assault. When she tried to recount what happened to her, as well as provide first-hand knowledge of a sex trafficking ring, the FBI agent allegedly hung up on her. These new allegations come as the FBI’s deputy director has indicated the agency will release video of the moments leading up to Epstein’s death. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber discusses it all with civil sex abuse attorney and former prosec...