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Why don't Epstein's victims name names? (Original Post) zanana1 10 hrs ago OP
A damn good reason gab13by13 10 hrs ago #1
2 primary reasons: Fear of violent retribution against them + Fear of lawsuits. Wiz Imp 10 hrs ago #2
;-{)... Goonch 10 hrs ago #3
They have Johonny 10 hrs ago #4
Fear, plain and simple. Reasonable fear. Ocelot II 10 hrs ago #5
Yeah considering they already have. Woodwizard 10 hrs ago #6
I have thought all along, why don't they give doc03 9 hrs ago #7
This message was self-deleted by its author doc03 9 hrs ago #8
They don't Rebl2 9 hrs ago #9

gab13by13

(31,840 posts)
1. A damn good reason
Fri Feb 27, 2026, 09:33 AM
10 hrs ago

Death threats and lawsuits. Once they get backup from the release of the files then they can speak, they need corroboration.

Goonch

(4,614 posts)
3. ;-{)...
Fri Feb 27, 2026, 09:36 AM
10 hrs ago

Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse have cited several critical reasons for not naming names publicly, ranging from personal safety to legal and systemic barriers:

Johonny

(25,917 posts)
4. They have
Fri Feb 27, 2026, 09:37 AM
10 hrs ago

What the records are showing are victims giving testimony to the police and FBI and nothing, nothing being done.

Meanwhile, they've been threatened, some have committed suicide etc . . .

Ocelot II

(130,045 posts)
5. Fear, plain and simple. Reasonable fear.
Fri Feb 27, 2026, 09:50 AM
10 hrs ago

The perps are rich and powerful and could hurt them in a lot of ways.

doc03

(38,994 posts)
7. I have thought all along, why don't they give
Fri Feb 27, 2026, 10:51 AM
9 hrs ago

them witness protection like mob informants?

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