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Epstein files include child porn complaint a decade before federal investigation
The DOJ confirmed a 1996 FBI complaint by Epstein survivor Maria Farmer alleging child pornography and theft of nude photos, identifying more than 1,200 victims, officials said.
- On Friday, the Justice Department released a handwritten complaint dated Sept. 3, 1996, confirming the FBI received an early warning from Maria Farmer.
- According to the complaint, Epstein allegedly stole photos of Farmer's 12- and 16-year-old sisters, requested pool photos, and threatened to burn her house down if she told anyone; Farmer said the agent hung up and she heard nothing for a decade.
- Of the released files, at least 550 pages are fully redacted and 180 pages mostly redacted, Farmer said she feels 'redeemed' but frustrated, while the Justice Department said it will share more in the coming weeks.
- Those omissions and the delayed probe raise questions as the 2020 internal review omitted Farmer's 1996 complaint, and the FBI began investigating Epstein only in 2006.
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She told the FBI that Jeffrey Epstein stole nude photos of her underage little sisters. And urged them to scrutinize his powerful circle of friends – including
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FBI was warned that Jeffrey Epstein was into child porn — but ignored it for 10 years, docs show
Maria Farmer, whom Epstein hired to help purchase art, filed a complaint against him on Sept. 3, 1996, but it took nearly 10 years more before the notorious sex abuser began to face significant legal scrutiny.
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