SDNY says it’s committed to Epstein victims and investigation is ongoing

Published August 10, 2019 9:37pm ET



The prosecutors who brought charges of child sex trafficking and conspiracy against jet-setting financier Jeffrey Epstein say they are “committed” to Epstein’s accusers and that their investigation into the alleged crimes of Epstein and his associates is “ongoing” despite his apparent suicide.

The Bureau of Prisons said Epstein was found “unresponsive in his cell” in the Special Housing Unit this morning following “an apparent suicide.” Epstein was pronounced dead at the hospital, and NYC’s Office of Chief Medical Examiner says the cause of death is being investigated. The FBI and the Justice Department’s inspector general have both launched investigations into the circumstances surrounding Epstein’s death.

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