Twelve applicants in the case billionaire Jeffrey Epstein accused of pedophilia and child trafficking and who came to mingle with people from politics, entertainment and the monarchy, they demanded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) To “turn your back on the victims” rather than protect them.

“The FBI turned its back on the surviving victims, and this lawsuit seeks to hold the FBI accountable for failing to act when it should have done so,” said attorney Jennifer Plotkin.

According to the company, the plaintiff filed a lawsuit in federal court for the Southern District of New York. CBS News.

“The FBI acted negligently with knowledge of Epstein’s abuse and trafficking of women and minors.”

The plaintiffs, represented by the pseudonym “Jane Doe” to protect their identities, argue that while the FBI had enough information about Epstein to follow agency protocols and guidelines, it acted negligently in its investigation despite knowing about Epstein. and trafficking in young women and children, thereby allowing them to continue.

In fact, the plaintiffs alleged that between 1996 and 2006 they sent tips, reports and complaints to the FBI about abuses at their homes in Manhattan, Palm Beach, Florida and on their private island in the US Virgin Islands, and that the case was not brought . until July 24, 2006

Epstein then registered as a sex offender as part of a 2008 agreement with federal prosecutors in Florida, which also had to pay compensation to victims.

However, they complain that they were not informed about the said agreement.

The US Department of Justice recently declassified hundreds of documents related to the Epstein case and in which people such as Andrew of England, son of Elizabeth II. and his alleged involvement in sexual assault.