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10 New Epstein Victims Contact French Authorities

10 New Epstein Victims Contact French Authorities

Above: This photograph taken in Le-Perreux-sur-Marne, outside Paris on February 9, 2026 shows undated pictures provided by the US Department of Justice on January 30, 2026 as part of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Image credit: Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images

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TheFrench Epsteinprosecutors files are exposinguncovering what appears to have been a methodical grooming operation, where scouts like Daniel Siad targeted vulnerable young women, manipulated them into dependency and delivered them to abusers. Victims describe calculated psychological stages — targeting, debt, and isolation — designed to strip away their ability to resistresistance. Holding every surviving accomplice accountable is the only way to stop this predatory machinery from repeating itself.

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Metaculus Prediction

There is a 30% chance that the Trump administration will release the Epstein Files before January 20, 2029, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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