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Cecilia Nowell

Democrats introduce ‘Virginia’s law’ bill to end statute of limitations on civil sexual abuse cases

Jeffrey Epstein Virginia Giuffre Chuck Schumer Sexual Abuse Leger Fernández Sky Roberts
Chuck Schumer speaks at a press conference with advocates and survivors of Jeffrey Epstein.
Chuck Schumer speaks at a press conference with advocates and survivors of Jeffrey Epstein to introduce Virginia’s Law. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Democrats in Congress were joined on Capitol Hill by survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse to introduce legislation to end the statute of limitations and restrictions on jurisdiction in civil sexual abuse cases.

The move comes less than two weeks after the justice department released 3.5m pages of heavily redacted documents related to Epstein, as ordered by the bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act.

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