WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The House Oversight Committee Democrats listened to Jeffrey Epstein’s survivors testify on Tuesday during a shadow field hearing at West Palm Beach City Hall.

Jena-Lisa Jones, Dani Bensky, Courtney Wild, and Roza, who asked not to be identified by last name, were among the witnesses.

In a video, Maria Farmer said she was living in New York when she reported Epstein’s abuse to the FBI in 1996 and again in 2006.

“The government offered Epstein a sweetheart deal,” Farmer said.

Virginia Giuffre’s brother and sister-in-law, Sky and Amanda Roberts, and attorneys Spencer Kuvin and Lauren Hersh also testified.

House Oversight Committee Ranking Member Robert Garcia, D-Calif., presided over the hearing.

U.S. Reps. Lois Frankel, Ayanna Pressley, Melanie Stansbury, Emily Randall, Yassamin Ansari, and James Walkinshaw also participated.

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Epstein’s survivors testify during hearing in West Palm Beach

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