For Marina Lacerda, the upcoming publication of U.S. government files on Jeffrey Epstein represent more than an opportunity for justice: Lacerda says she was just 14 when Epstein started sexually abusing her at his New York mansion, but she struggles to recall much of what happened because it is such a dark period in her life.
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Jena-Lisa Jones, center, hugs Haley Robson, right, as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., front, speaks Sept. 3 during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
Marina Lacerda speaks Sept. 3 during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
Lawmakers, Epstein survivors push for release of files before vote on bill
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., second from right, and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., right, react Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, during a news conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
A woman wears a pin Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, during a news conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
Protesters hold signs Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, during a news conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., holds a folder Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, during a news conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., attends a news conference Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, on the Epstein Files Transparency Act at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., speak to each other Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, during a news conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., speaks to reporters Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, following a news conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., attends a news conference Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, on the Epstein Files Transparency Act outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
Posters hang on the doors of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's, R-Ga., office Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, at the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Reporters attempt to film Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, following a news conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
