Government Releases Nude Photos in Epstein Files, Sparking Outrage
The photos, which showed young women or possibly teenagers with their faces visible, were largely removed after The New York Times began notifying the Justice Department. This is where it all started, and it’s a pretty damning indictment, to begin with. The initial reports suggest that the government, in releasing the Epstein files, published dozens of nude photographs, some of which may have featured underage individuals. The fact that the New York Times was the first to report on it highlights a disturbing reality: either the government wasn’t properly vetting what it was releasing, or, even worse, they didn’t care.
The core issue here is that the law, designed to protect victims by redacting sensitive information, seems to have been blatantly disregarded.… Continue reading