“This bill states that in a scenario like this, it is in the interest of justice to divulge it,” DeSantis said at a press conference at the Palm Beach Police Department. “This would allow the publication of grand jury materials in the Jeffrey Epstein case. And it’s long overdue.
In 2019, the Palm Beach Post filed a lawsuit against the Palm Beach County state attorney and court clerk seeking a court order to unseal the grand jury proceedings and expose why the grand jury returned only minor charges.
Epstein, 66, died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial for sex trafficking accusations.
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation authorizing the release of sealed grand jury testimony from the 2006 investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis attends a news conference at the Palm Beach Police Department on February 29, 2024.
By Matt Papaycik, Associated Press, and Dave BohmanPosted at 6:10 AM, February 29, 2024, and last updated 12:22 AM, March 1, 2024.
Palm Beach, Florida. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation on Thursday allowing the public release of transcripts from a 2006 Palm Beach County grand jury investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual assaults on minor girls.
dictates that in a circumstance like this, it is in the interest of justice to reveal it,” DeSantis said during a news conference at the Palm Beach Police Department. “This would allow the publication of grand jury materials in the Jeffrey Epstein case. And it’s long overdue.
Gov. Ron DeSantis signs legislation while standing next to Jeffrey Epstein victims at the Palm Beach Police Department on February 29, 2024.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis signs a measure requiring the publication of grand jury testimony in the Jeffrey Epstein case as Epstein’s victims watch during a news conference at the Palm Beach Police Department on February 29, 2024.
“This is not something to be swept under the carpet.”
” Haley Robson, an Epstein victim, stated.
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Robson was 16 years old when she claimed Epstein persuaded her into recruiting her high school pals to join the pedophile’s orbit.
She now thinks that the grand jury information, which may be published this year, will reveal fresh information.
“I’m just trying to put pieces together, the final pieces of the puzzle, to help me move on and eventually find the serenity that I deserve in my life,” Robson said.
In 2019, the Palm Beach Post filed a lawsuit against the Palm Beach County state attorney and court clerk seeking a court order to unseal the grand jury proceedings and expose why the grand jury returned only minor charges.
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Robson speaks at a Palm Beach news conference to introduce the new law, which Gov. Ron DeSantis signed on February 29, 2024.
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Haley Robson talks during a news conference in Palm Beach to introduce the new law, which will be signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on February 29, 2024.
Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Lou Delgado ruled in 2021 that the court lacked the jurisdiction under state law to divulge the data. Last year, a state appeals court disagreed, citing a state rule that allows grand jury records to be made public if it is a “furtherance of justice.” The appeals court ordered the lower court to review, redact, and disseminate the material, but this has not yet occurred.
County Clerk, Joseph Abruzzo, has
worked together with Sen. Tina Polsky, D-Boca Raton, and Rep. Peggy Gossett-Seidman, R-Boca Raton, to advance and pass the bill during the 2024 legislative session.
“There should be a mechanism in place in some of these rare cases to allow people to learn the truth.” “And where we can try to get justice,” DeSantis said Thursday.
