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By The New York Times
More than 60 Times journalists have delved into the life of the sexual predator whose secrets spurred an international reckoning over money, power and complicity.
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May 17, 2026
Few, if any, figures in recent history have caused as much legal, political, financial and reputational upheaval as Jeffrey Epstein. A convicted sex offender, Mr. Epstein was connected to many of the world’s richest and most influential people and institutions. He died in prison in 2019.
The public fascination with Mr. Epstein intensified after President Trump initially refused to release federal investigative records after pledging to do so. In late 2025 and early 2026, Congress and the Justice Department did release millions of pages of documents related to Mr. Epstein that have helped answer questions, though many mysteries remain.
The New York Times has been investigating Mr. Epstein’s finances, enablers and possible co-conspirators since his arrest on federal sex-trafficking charges in 2019. Based on our continuing reporting, here is what we know.
What’s the latest?
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The most recent revelations about Mr. Epstein include:
One of his victims recounting how she helped grow his sex trafficking operation
One way Mr. Epstein kept finding new victims was by grooming young girls to bring other young girls, often their friends, to visit him. Very few of the women have talked publicly about doing so. Some had been labeled traffickers and conspirators. But that seemed wrong to Marina Lacerda, who was first brought by a friend to meet Mr. Epstein when she was 13 years old. Ms. Lacerdo talked openly with reporter Jen Percy about her experience, a story that she told over many hours of interviews this summer and that was corroborated by several other survivors and materials in the Epstein files.
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Source: The New York Times
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