WASHINGTON, DC (February 10, 2026) – The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) is calling on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to fully investigate and prosecute all those who facilitated and participated in Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes. NCOSE also calls for the full and comprehensive release of the Epstein files in a manner that protects victims, but not potential co-conspirators or facilitators of Epstein’s crimes.
“Transparency is paramount in the Epstein case. Sex trafficking networks must be exposed. Sex buyers must be held to account. It has now been reported that the names of potential co-conspirators have been redacted, while victims’ names and personal information have been exposed. This is unacceptable and must be corrected,” said Dani Pinter, Chief Legal Officer and Director of the Law Center, National Center on Sexual Exploitation.
“Furthermore, the FBI and DOJ have repeatedly said that there is no evidence that Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell trafficked women and girls to anyone. However, the recent document release reveals that the DOJ previously identified several co-conspirators in their 2019 investigation into Epstein for child sex trafficking. Yet the names of these co-conspirators were redacted—hidden—from the public. Such misrepresentations and obfuscations erode public trust. The names of these potential co-conspirators must be released, and they should be prosecuted for any Epstein-related crimes they committed. Additionally, the files that were already released must be relentlessly scrutinized for the crucial evidence they contain.
“The full resources and might of the law must be applied to the Epstein network without hesitation. We urge the DOJ and Congress to pursue justice for survivors. That includes ensuring their names and faces are not released in the files but instead protected as promised by the law and the DOJ. At the same time, redactions should not be used to improperly protect potential Epstein-Maxwell co-conspirators and/or facilitators.
“It is utterly unfair that we rely on survivors to bear the burden of telling their stories, reliving their pain in the public eye, while those implicated hide behind silence or privilege. NCOSE stands with the survivors in demanding increased protections for victims and the rigorous prosecution of all those who participated in any criminal activity in connection with the Epstein-Maxwell criminal network,” Pinter said.
About National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE)
Founded in 1962, the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) is the leading national non-profit organization exposing the links between all forms of sexual exploitation such as child sexual abuse, prostitution, sex trafficking and the public health harms of pornography.
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