Washington, DC — Independent experts appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council say newly released files tied to Jeffrey Epstein may meet the legal threshold for crimes against humanity, citing the scale and systematic nature of the alleged abuse.
According to a Reuters report, the experts described the allegations as evidence of a possible “global criminal enterprise” involving the commodification and dehumanization of women and girls. They said the crimes outlined in documents released by the U.S. Justice Department occurred against a backdrop of racism, misogyny, and corruption.
“So grave is the scale, nature, systematic character, and transnational reach of these atrocities,” the experts said, “that a number of them may reasonably meet the legal threshold of crimes against humanity.”
The panel called for an independent and impartial investigation and raised concerns about “serious compliance failures and botched redactions” that allegedly exposed sensitive victim information. More than 1,200 victims have been identified in the documents released so far.
A bipartisan law passed by Congress in November requires the public release of Epstein-related files. The Justice Department did not immediately comment on the U.N. experts’ statement.
Epstein, who pleaded guilty in 2008 to prostitution-related charges and was later arrested on federal sex trafficking charges, died in jail in 2019. His death was ruled an alleged suicide.
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