Survivors Push for Justice: Epstein-Maxwell Files

0:00Welcome to Sydney News Today, two minutes of news that matter to Sydney. Journalist Lucia Osborne Crowley has spent years digging into the network around Jeffrey Epstein and Galaine Maxwell facing threats and harassment along the way. After Maxwell's conviction in 2021 for sex trafficking, Osborne Crowley kept reporting, meeting survivors like Carolyn Andriano, who testified at the trial. She says the real question now is who else enabled the abuse and remains free. News have shared stories of grooming tactics that evolved over time, from love bombing and gifts to recruiting younger girls. Osborne Crowley knows that Maxwell warned victims they'd be hunted down if they spoke, and that threat lingers, with some women pulling out of her, book after being followed. The recent release of Epstein files brought validation for survivors, but also anger over sloppy redactions that exposed victims' names while hiding. Key figures. Osborne Crowley points out, this breaks the law, fueling frustration with what feels

1:00like a brazen cover by officials. Her own past, as a teen gymnast in Australia, wish she endured abuse and later chronic pain, drives her work. Covering the trial wasn't therapy, but a way to turn personal trauma into accountability, with support from fellow reporters and survivors helping her, pace herself. No major arrests have followed, despite reports dating back to 1996, but survivors are pushing for more fire releases and laws, like the Wonder, Transparency Act. Osborne Crowley sees hope in shifting awareness of grooming patterns across cases, motivated by real progress in Congress. Thanks to our sponsor for helping bring you this episode, do not just fall asleep, drift into what you're listening to, solypilo.com.