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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Victoria Bekiempis

The UK has arrested high-profile figures connected to Jeffrey Epstein. Will the US?

a composite image showing a man and a woman smiling with a court document behind them
‘There might be multiple reasons why federal authorities have not arrested anyone in relation to Jeffrey Epstein since accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell was apprehended in 2020.’ Composite: Guardian Design/Shutterstock

Weeks after justice department officials released more than 3m investigative documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, there have not been any arrests in the US, prompting questions about whether any potential co-conspirators will be held accountable on American soil.

Indeed, consequences in the US for the sex trafficker’s associates have largely been limited to a handful of sombre resignations and public apologies of late – not high-level criminal prosecutions that victims and advocates have long demanded.

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