Epstein Victims Sue FBI for Failing to Stop His Sex-Trafficking

A group of Jeffrey Epstein victims sued the Federal Bureau of Investigation for failing to stop his sex-trafficking despite receiving reports as early as the 1990s.

In a suit filed Wednesday in Manhattan federal court, a dozen Jane Doe plaintiffs accused the FBI of negligence. The women said they wouldn’t have become victims of Epstein if the bureau had properly investigated him.

The FBI “failed to take appropriate action and botched and covered up investigations for years,” in violation of its own rules, the women alleged. They are seeking court permission to proceed with their suit under pseudonyms to protect ...