The witnesses who testified before federal grand juries in New York investigating sex-trafficking allegations against Jeffrey Epstein and his former companion, Ghislaine Maxwell, were all members of law enforcement, according to the Justice Department.
The department said in court filings late Tuesday that in the investigation of Mr. Epstein, an F.B.I. agent was the sole witness; in Ms. Maxwell’s case, that same agent and a New York City police detective who was a member of the F.B.I.’s child exploitation and human trafficking task force gave testimony.
Although no victims testified in the grand jury proceedings, many later testified at Ms. Maxwell’s 2021 trial in Manhattan, offering accounts consistent with those offered by the agent and the detective, the filing said. It also noted that many victims have made their accounts public in civil litigation.
The department’s filing was submitted to two federal judges who are considering recent requests by Attorney General Pam Bondi and her deputy, Todd Blanche, to unseal grand jury transcripts in the Epstein and Maxwell cases.
