The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated a three-judge panel’s 2-1 decision to reject a petition from one of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims to undue Epstein’s non-prosecution agreement.
The majority of the appellate court in Atlanta voted to rehear the appeal.
The decision potentially opens up the possibility for dozens of Epstein’s victims to be able to pursue justice against his estate, as well as, importantly, his co-conspirators.
Jeffrey Epstein allegedly ran a world-wide sex-trafficking ring whereby underage girls were coerced into having sexual relationships with wealthy and powerful men from all over the world with the purpose of gathering blackmail on the men.
Epstein was arrested last year. He committed suicide in his jail cell several weeks after his arrest, although many suspect foul play was involved.
The alleged madame in the ring, Ghislaine Maxwell, is currently in custody in New York City.
Maxwell’s attorneys had attempted to argue immunity from prosecution due to the NPA. That claim was rejected however, because the incidents she is charged for predate those covered by the NPA.
Other potential defendants that may be classified as co-conspirators include President Bill Clinton, the UK’s Prince Andrew, and Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz.