Epstein victims will get hearing before judge dismisses case

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The judge overseeing the child sex trafficking case against Jeffrey Epstein ordered what may be the final hearing following the sex offender’s death, saying lawyers for both sides and any victims deserve a chance to speak.

U.S. District Court Judge Richard Berman set a hearing for next Tuesday, following a motion earlier this week from prosecutors in the Southern District of New York to dismiss the charges against Epstein since he can no longer stand trial after what the New York City medical examiner’s office officially ruled a suicide by hanging in his Manhattan prison cell over a week ago.

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